“‘ Suppose you sell land to any of your own people. Or you buy land from them. Then do not take advantage of each other.

你若卖什么给邻舍，或是从邻舍的手中买什么，彼此不可亏负。

无论你卖什么给邻舍，或从邻舍的手中买什么，彼此不可亏负。

无论你卖什么给邻舍，或从邻舍的手中买什么，彼此不可亏负。

因此，你们和同胞买卖田地时，不可彼此亏负。

如果你卖什么给邻舍，或是从邻舍的手里买什么，你们不可欺负对方。

你若賣甚麼給鄰舍，或是從鄰舍的手中買甚麼，彼此不可虧負。

無論你賣甚麼給鄰舍，或從鄰舍的手中買甚麼，彼此不可虧負。

無論你賣甚麼給鄰舍，或從鄰舍的手中買甚麼，彼此不可虧負。

因此，你們和同胞買賣田地時，不可彼此虧負。

如果你賣甚麼給鄰舍，或是從鄰舍的手裡買甚麼，你們不可欺負對方。

你若賣甚麼給同伴、或是從同伴手裏買甚麼，總不可相欺負。

如有所鬻於人、或有所購於人、皆勿相欺、

如鬻業於人、或購人之業、勿相侮、

若鬻業於人、或購人之業、毋相欺、

“‘ If you sell land to any of your own people or buy land from them, do not take advantage of each other.

And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

“ When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other.

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

Furthermore, if you make a sale to your friend, or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.

And if you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor’s hand, you shall not oppress one another.

And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor’s hand, ye shall not wrong one another.

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest[ ought] of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

“‘ If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

“‘ Do not cheat your neighbor. Do not rob him.“‘ Do not hold back the pay of a hired worker until morning.

Do not take advantage of each other. Instead, have respect for your God. I am the Lord your God.

Here I stand. Bring charges against me if you can. The Lord is a witness. And so is his anointed king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Have I cheated anyone? Have I treated anyone badly? Have I accepted money from anyone who wanted special favors? If I’ve done any of these things, I’ll make it right.”“ You haven’t cheated us,” they replied.“ You haven’t treated us badly. You haven’t taken anything from anyone.”

You make poor people pay tax on their straw. You also tax their grain. So, even though you have built stone houses, you won’t live in them. You have planted fruitful vineyards. But you won’t drink the wine they produce.I know how many crimes you have committed. You have sinned far too much. Among you are people who crush those who have done no wrong. They accept money from people who want special favors. They take away the rights of poor people in the courts.

You sinful people, should I forget that you got your treasures by stealing them? You use dishonest measures to cheat others. I have placed a curse on that practice.Should I forgive anyone who uses dishonest scales? They use weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.The rich people among you harm others. You are always telling lies. You try to fool others by what you say.

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.“‘ “I will clap my hands because I am so angry. You got rich by cheating others. You spilled blood inside the walls of your city.

Listen to me, you who walk all over needy people. You crush those who are poor in the land.You say,“ When will the New Moon feast be over? Then we can sell our grain. When will the Sabbath day come to an end? Then people can buy our wheat.” But you measure out less than the right amount. You raise your prices. You cheat others by using dishonest scales.You buy poor people to make slaves out of them. You buy those who are in need for a mere pair of sandals. You even sell the worthless parts of your wheat.People of Jacob, you are proud that the Lord is your God. But he has made a promise in his own name. He says,“ I will never forget anything Israel has done.

They have made fun of fathers and mothers alike. They have crushed outsiders. They have treated badly the children whose fathers have died. They have done the same thing to widows.

You rich people, listen to me. Cry and weep, because you will soon be suffering.Your riches have rotted. Moths have eaten your clothes.Your gold and silver have lost their brightness. Their dullness will be a witness against you. Your wanting more and more will eat your body like fire. You have stored up riches in these last days.You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.You have lived an easy life on earth. You have given yourselves everything you wanted. You have made yourselves fat like cattle that will soon be butchered.

“ Here is the way I want you to fast.“ Set free those who are held by chains without any reason. Untie the ropes that hold people as slaves. Set free those who are crushed. Break every evil chain.

If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.So the Lord says to them,“ I am planning to send trouble on you. You will not be able to save yourselves from it. You will not live so proudly anymore. It will be a time of trouble.

You might treat poor people badly or give gifts to rich people. Trying to get rich in these ways will instead make you poor.

Asa was angry with the prophet because of what he had said. In fact, he was so angry he put him in prison. At the same time, Asa treated some of his own people very badly.

Then some soldiers asked him,“ And what should we do?” John replied,“ Don’t force people to give you money. Don’t bring false charges against people. Be happy with your pay.”

Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong. And you do it to your brothers and sisters.

Those who are young treat my people badly. Women rule over them. My people, your leaders have taken you down the wrong path. They have turned you away from the right path.The Lord takes his place in court. He stands up to judge the people.He judges the elders and leaders of his people. He says to them,“ My people are like a vineyard. You have destroyed them. The things you have taken from poor people are in your houses.What do you mean by crushing my people? Why are you grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt?” announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.

“ Jehoiakim, the only thing on your mind is to get rich by cheating others. You would even kill people who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. You would mistreat them. You would take everything they own.”

Learn to do what is right! Treat people fairly. Help those who are treated badly. Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. And do the same thing for widows.

The vineyard of the Lord who rules over all is the nation of Israel. The people of Judah are the vines he took delight in. He kept looking for them to do what is fair. But all he saw was blood being spilled. He kept looking for them to do what is right. But all he heard were cries of suffering.

“ Now look at us. We are slaves today. We’re slaves in the land you gave our people of long ago. You gave it to them so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces.But we have sinned against you. So its great harvest goes to the kings of Persia. You have placed them over us. They rule over our bodies and cattle just as they please. And we are suffering terribly.

Suppose you see poor people being mistreated somewhere. And what is being done to them isn’t right or fair. Don’t be surprised by that. One official is watched by a higher one. Officials who are even higher are watching both of them.

People must do what is right. They must be honest and tell the truth. They must not get rich by cheating others. Their hands must not receive money from those who want special favors. They must not let their ears listen to plans to commit murder. They must close their eyes to even thinking about doing what is evil.

They are very good at doing what is evil. Rulers require gifts. Judges accept money from people who want special favors. Those who are powerful always get what they want. All of them make evil plans together.

They’ve crushed poor people and left them with nothing. They’ve taken over houses they didn’t even build.“ No matter how much they have, they always long for more. But their treasure can’t save them.

A ruler who treats poor people badly is like a pounding rain that leaves no crops.

Someone might get rich by taking interest or profit from poor people. But that person only piles up wealth for someone who will be kind to poor people.

You stand up for those whose fathers have died and for those who have been treated badly. You do it so that mere human beings made of dust may not terrify others anymore.

Jabin used 900 chariots that had some iron parts. He treated the Israelites very badly for 20 years. So they cried out to the Lord for help.

A ruler who is mean to his people takes money from them by force. But one who hates money gained in the wrong way will rule a long time.

Whoever refuses to listen to the cries of poor people will also cry out and not be answered.

Do what is right. Treat everyone the same. Don’t take money from people who want special favors. It makes those who are wise close their eyes to the truth. It twists the words of those who have done nothing wrong.Do only what is right. Then you will live. You will take over the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Anyone who crushes poor people makes fun of their Maker. But anyone who is kind to those in need honors God.