That’s what happens to everyone who goes after money in the wrong way. That kind of money takes away the life of those who get it.

凡贪恋财利的，所行之路都是如此；这贪恋之心乃夺去得财者之命。

凡靠暴力敛财的，所行之路都是如此，这种念头必夺去自己的生命。

凡靠暴力敛财的，所行之路都是如此，这种念头必夺去自己的生命。

这就是贪爱不义之财者的结局，不义之财终要夺去他们的性命。

凡是贪爱不义之财的，所走的路都是这样；那不义之财夺去了贪财者的性命。

一切贪图私利者所行的路就是这样，不义之财将夺去其拥有者的性命。

凡貪戀財利的，所行之路都是如此；這貪戀之心乃奪去得財者之命。

凡靠暴力歛財的，所行之路都是如此，這種念頭必奪去自己的生命。

凡靠暴力歛財的，所行之路都是如此，這種念頭必奪去自己的生命。

這就是貪愛不義之財者的結局，不義之財終要奪去他們的性命。

凡是貪愛不義之財的，所走的路都是這樣；那不義之財奪去了貪財者的性命。

凡以強暴得財利的、所行的路都是如此：那財利把得財者的性命奪了去。

一切貪圖私利者所行的路就是這樣，不義之財將奪去其擁有者的性命。

凡嗜利者、其道如是、貪得之欲、必隕其命、○

凡貪非義之利而亡身者、亦若是矣。

凡貪非義之利者、俱行此道、非義之利、致人喪命、○

Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.

Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.

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

Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.

Such are the ways of everyone who makes unjust gain; It takes away the life of its possessors.

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.

So[ are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;[ which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

Those who always want more bring ruin to their households. But a person who refuses to be paid to lie will live.

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.

He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue. He must not love money.

He said,“ Give me this power too. Then everyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.”Peter answered,“ May your money be destroyed with you! Do you think you can buy God’s gift with money?

Gehazi was the servant of Elisha, the man of God. Gehazi said to himself,“ My master was too easy on Naaman from Aram. He should have accepted the gift Naaman brought. I’m going to run after him. I’m going to get something from him. And that’s just as sure as the Lord is alive.”Gehazi hurried after Naaman. Naaman saw him running toward him. So he got down from the chariot to greet him.“ Is everything all right?” he asked.“ Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered.“ My master sent me to say,‘ Two young men from the group of the prophets have just come to me. They’ve come from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothes.’ ”“ I wish you would take twice as much silver,” said Naaman. He begged Gehazi to accept it. Then Naaman tied up 150 pounds of silver in two bags. He also gave Gehazi two sets of clothes. He gave all of it to two of his own servants. They carried it ahead of Gehazi.Gehazi came to the hill where Elisha lived. Then the servants handed the things over to Gehazi. He put them away in Elisha’s house. He sent the men away, and they left.Then he went back inside the house. He stood in front of his master Elisha.“ Gehazi, where have you been?” Elisha asked.“ I didn’t go anywhere,” Gehazi answered.But Elisha said to him,“ Didn’t my spirit go with you? I know that the man got down from his chariot to greet you. Is this the time for you to accept money or clothes? Is it the time to take olive groves, vineyards, flocks or herds? Is it the time to accept male and female slaves?You and your children after you will have Naaman’s skin disease forever.” Then Gehazi left Elisha. And he had Naaman’s skin disease. His skin had become as white as snow.

Suppose I’ve used up its crops without paying for them. Or I’ve broken the spirit of its renters.

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.

Don’t long for his fancy food. It can fool you.Don’t wear yourself out to get rich. Don’t trust how wise you think you are.

How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.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.

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.

I’ve seen something very evil on earth. It’s when wealth is stored up and then brings harm to its owners.

They stare at women who are not their wives. They want to sleep with them. They never stop sinning. They trap those who are not firm in their faith. They have mastered the art of getting what they want. God has placed them under his judgment.They have left God’s way. They have wandered off. They follow the way of Balaam, son of Beor. He loved to get paid for doing his evil work.But a donkey corrected him for the wrong he did. Animals don’t speak. But the donkey spoke with a human voice. It tried to stop the prophet from doing a very dumb thing.

Joab said to the man,“ What! You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him down right there? Then I would have had to give you four ounces of silver and a soldier’s belt.”But the man replied,“ I wouldn’t do anything to hurt the king’s son. I wouldn’t do it even for 25 pounds of silver. We heard the king’s command to you and Abishai and Ittai. He said,‘ Be careful not to hurt the young man Absalom. Do it for me.’Suppose I had put my life in danger by killing him. The king would have found out about it. Nothing is hidden from him. And you wouldn’t have stood up for me.”

You build up Zion by spilling the blood of others. You build Jerusalem by doing what is evil.Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’ s help. You say,“ The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”So because of what you have done, Zion will be plowed up like a field. Jerusalem will be turned into a pile of trash. The temple hill will be covered with bushes and weeds.

“ 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.”So the Lord speaks about King Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah. He says,“ His people will not mourn for him. They will not say,‘ My poor brother! My poor sister!’ They will not mourn for him. They will not say,‘ My poor master! How sad that his glory is gone!’In fact, he will be buried like a donkey. His body will be dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.”

People who want to get rich are tempted. They fall into a trap. They are tripped up by wanting many foolish and harmful things. Those who live like that are dragged down by what they do. They are destroyed and die.Love for money causes all kinds of evil. Some people want to get rich. They have wandered away from the faith. They have wounded themselves with many sorrows.