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

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.

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.

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

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.

Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live.

In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.

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

“ Let me have this power, too,” he exclaimed,“ so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!”But Peter replied,“ May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself,“ My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the Lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.”So Gehazi set off after Naaman. When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him.“ Is everything all right?” Naaman asked.“ Yes,” Gehazi said,“ but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them.”“ By all means, take twice as much silver,” Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi.But when they arrived at the citadel, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he went and hid the gifts inside the house.When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him,“ Where have you been, Gehazi?”“ I haven’t been anywhere,” he replied.But Elisha asked him,“ Don’t you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants?Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow.

or if I have stolen its crops or murdered its owners,

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.

don’t desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you.Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.

What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, thinking up evil plans. You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out, simply because you have the power to do so.When you want a piece of land, you find a way to seize it. When you want someone’s house, you take it by fraud and violence. You cheat a man of his property, stealing his family’s inheritance.But this is what the Lord says:“ I will reward your evil with evil; you won’t be able to pull your neck out of the noose. You will no longer walk around proudly, for it will be a terrible time.”

“ What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.

There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.

They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong.But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.

“ What?” Joab demanded.“ You saw him there and didn’t kill him? I would have rewarded you with ten pieces of silver and a hero’s belt!”“ I would not kill the king’s son for even a thousand pieces of silver,” the man replied to Joab.“ We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai,‘ For my sake, please spare young Absalom.’And if I had betrayed the king by killing his son— and the king would certainly find out who did it— you yourself would be the first to abandon me.”

You are building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption.You rulers make decisions based on bribes; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord.“ No harm can come to us,” you say,“ for the Lord is here among us.”Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights where the Temple now stands.

“ But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”Therefore, this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah:“ The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another,‘ Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ His subjects will not mourn for him, crying,‘ Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!’He will be buried like a dead donkey— dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates!

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.