There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.

在你中间有为流人血受贿赂的；有向借钱的弟兄取利，向借粮的弟兄多要的。且因贪得无厌，欺压邻舍夺取财物，竟忘了我。这是主耶和华说的。

你那里有收取报酬而流人血的。你取利息，又索取高利；欺压邻舍，夺取财物；你竟然忘了我。这是主耶和华说的。

你那里有收取报酬而流人血的。你取利息，又索取高利；欺压邻舍，夺取财物；你竟然忘了我。这是主耶和华说的。

在你这城中，他们受贿杀人，放债取利，压榨邻居，早把我忘了。这是主耶和华说的。

在你里面有接受贿赂而流人血的；你借钱给人，收取利息，并且多要；你用欺压手段向你的邻舍榨取不义之财；你更忘记了我。这是主耶和华的宣告。

在你中間有為流人血受賄賂的；有向借錢的弟兄取利，向借糧的弟兄多要的。且因貪得無饜，欺壓鄰舍奪取財物，竟忘了我。這是主耶和華說的。

你那裏有收取報酬而流人血的。你取利息，又索取高利；欺壓鄰舍，奪取財物；你竟然忘了我。這是主耶和華說的。

你那裏有收取報酬而流人血的。你取利息，又索取高利；欺壓鄰舍，奪取財物；你竟然忘了我。這是主耶和華說的。

在你這城中，他們受賄殺人，放債取利，壓榨鄰居，早把我忘了。這是主耶和華說的。

在你裡面有接受賄賂而流人血的；你借錢給人，收取利息，並且多要；你用欺壓手段向你的鄰舍榨取不義之財；你更忘記了我。這是主耶和華的宣告。

在你裏面有為了流人血而受賄賂的；利息和物資利你拿取了；你還用欺壓手段向你鄰舍貪圖不義之財；至於我呢、你卻忘記了：主永恆主發神諭說。

受賄以流人血、貸金而取利息、行暴於鄰、得財無厭、而忘乎我、主耶和華言之矣、

受賄以殺人、取利追索、棄我耶和華。

爾中有人受賄為殺人流血、有人索利取息、訛詐人、欺騙人、爾竟忘我、此乃主天主所言、

In you are people who accept bribes to shed blood; you take interest and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign Lord.

You accept money from people who want special favors. You do this to spill someone’s blood. You charge interest to poor people when you lend them money. You make money from them. You get rich by cheating your neighbors. And you have forgotten me,” announces the Lord and King.

In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God.

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

Among you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest, you have injured your neighbors by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me,” says the Lord GOD.

In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign LORD.

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord Yahweh.

‘ Cursed is anyone who accepts payment to kill an innocent person.’ And all the people will reply,‘ Amen.’

“ And because you have forgotten me and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You must bear the consequences of all your lewdness and prostitution.”

Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.

and lends money at excessive interest. Should such a sinful person live? No! He must die and must take full blame.

The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers.Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.

He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others,

They forgot God, their savior, who had done such great things in Egypt—

Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have forgotten me.

“ If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and cannot support himself, support him as you would a foreigner or a temporary resident and allow him to live with you.Do not charge interest or make a profit at his expense. Instead, show your fear of God by letting him live with you as your relative.

“ Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else.

You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.

Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.

“ Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.“ Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.

He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money.

What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.

Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said,“ I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”

But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth eaten rags.Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment.For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.

“ What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.

Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans or fight for the rights of widows.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer:‘ I thank you, God, that I am not like other people— cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!

Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied. They are ignorant shepherds, all following their own path and intent on personal gain.

Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains, the weeping and pleading of Israel’s people. For they have chosen crooked paths and have forgotten the Lord their God.

About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews.

“ If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.If you take your neighbor’s cloak as security for a loan, you must return it before sunset.

After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them,“ You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!” Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.

He replied,“ Collect no more taxes than the government requires.”

“ Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent.“ Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

“ What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy— full of greed and self indulgence!

or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people— none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.

You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; you forgot the God who had given you birth.