A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉，随处运动都得顺利。

贿赂在馈赠者的眼中看为玉石，随处运转都得顺利。

贿赂在馈赠者的眼中看为玉石，随处运转都得顺利。

行贿者视贿赂为法宝，可以使他无往不利。

在馈送的人看来，贿赂有如灵符（“灵符”原文作“恩惠宝石”）；无论他到哪里，都必顺利。

贿赂在行贿者眼中是诱人的宝石，无论他转往哪里去，都能通达。

賄賂在餽送的人眼中看為寶玉，隨處運動都得順利。

賄賂在餽贈者的眼中看為玉石，隨處運轉都得順利。

賄賂在餽贈者的眼中看為玉石，隨處運轉都得順利。

行賄者視賄賂為法寶，可以使他無往不利。

在餽送的人看來，賄賂有如靈符（“靈符”原文作“恩惠寶石”）；無論他到哪裡，都必順利。

賄賂在餽送人看來是萬能寶石，無論所向，無不奏效。

賄賂在行賄者眼中是誘人的寶石，無論他轉往哪裡去，都能通達。

行賄者自視其物為寶玉、無往不利、

禮物如寶玉、無往不利。

賄賂在餽者餽者或作受者目中、視如寶玉、無論何往何往或作誰受無不利、

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

Those who give money think it will buy them favors. They think that no matter where they turn, they will succeed.

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

A bribe is like a lucky charm; whoever gives one will prosper!

A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

A gift[ is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.

A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

“ You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear sighted and subverts the cause of the just.

A wicked person accepts a bribe from an inside pocket To pervert the ways of justice.

A gift in secret subdues anger, And a bribe in an inside pocket, strong wrath.

Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your power.

But Esau said,“ I have plenty, my brother; let what you have be your own.”Jacob said,“ No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then accept my gift from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.Please accept my gift which has been brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me and because I have plenty.” So he urged him, and he accepted it.

Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after gifts. They do not obtain justice for the orphan, Nor does the widow’s case come before them.

Now when David had gone on a little beyond the summit, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.And the king said to Ziba,“ Why do you have these?” And Ziba said,“ The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine, for whoever is weary in the wilderness to drink.”Then the king said,“ And where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king,“ Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said,‘ Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’ ”So the king said to Ziba,“ Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said,“ I prostrate myself; may I find favor in your sight, my lord, the king!”

Then their father Israel said to them,“ If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and carry down to the man as a gift, a little balsam and a little honey, labdanum resin and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds.

Its rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

As for evil, both hands do it well. The leader asks for a bribe, also the judge, And the great one speaks the capricious desire of his soul; So they plot it together.

So David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her,“ Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to you and granted your request.”

The voice of the Lord is powerful, The voice of the Lord is majestic.

For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great, You who are hostile to the righteous and accept bribes, And turn away the poor from justice at the gate.

You shall not distort justice, you shall not show partiality; and you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous.