Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

有一宗人，牙如剑，齿如刀，要吞灭地上的困苦人和世间的穷乏人。

有一类人，牙如剑，齿如刀，要吞灭地上的困苦人和世间的贫穷人。

有一类人，牙如剑，齿如刀，要吞灭地上的困苦人和世间的贫穷人。

有一种人牙如剑，齿如刀，要吞吃世间的困苦人和贫穷人。

有一种人牙如剑，齿如刀，要吞灭地上的困苦人和世人中的贫穷人。

这世代的牙齿如剑，尖牙如刀，要吞噬地上的困苦人和世人中的贫穷人。

有一宗人，牙如劍，齒如刀，要吞滅地上的困苦人和世間的窮乏人。

有一類人，牙如劍，齒如刀，要吞滅地上的困苦人和世間的貧窮人。

有一類人，牙如劍，齒如刀，要吞滅地上的困苦人和世間的貧窮人。

有一種人牙如劍，齒如刀，要吞吃世間的困苦人和貧窮人。

有一種人牙如劍，齒如刀，要吞滅地上的困苦人和世人中的貧窮人。

有一種人牙如劍，齒如刀，要吞滅地上的困苦人、和人間的貧窮人。

這世代的牙齒如劍，尖牙如刀，要吞噬地上的困苦人和世人中的貧窮人。

有人牙如劍、齒如刀、欲盡噬世上之困苦者、及人間之窮乏者、○

有人齒如刀鋸、吞噬貧人。

有一種人齒如刀、牙如劍、吞食地上之貧者、人間之窮者、○

those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.

They have teeth like swords and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.

There is a generation whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, devouring the oppressed from the land and the needy from among mankind.

There is a kind of person whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the poor from the earth And the needy from among mankind.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

There is a generation whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, devouring the oppressed from the land and the needy from among mankind.

[ There is] a generation, whose teeth[ are as] swords, and their jaw teeth[ as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from[ among] men.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

Men who are like lions are all around me. I am forced to lie down among people who are like hungry animals. Their teeth are like spears and arrows. Their tongues are like sharp swords.

Lord, rise up! My God, save me! Strike all my enemies in the face. Break the teeth of sinful people.

Sinners are like animals that have powerful teeth. But I took from their mouths the people they had caught.

Do all these people who do evil know nothing? They eat up my people as if they were eating bread. They never call out to the Lord.

I looked and saw how much people were suffering on this earth. I saw the tears of those who are suffering. They don’t have anyone to comfort them. Power is on the side of those who treat them badly. Those who are suffering don’t have anyone to comfort them.

Listen to me, you who walk all over needy people. You crush those who are poor in the land.

The Lord says,“ The poor are being robbed. Those who are in need groan. So I will stand up to help them. I will keep them safe from those who tell lies about them.”

God, break the teeth in the mouths of those sinners! Lord, tear out the sharp teeth of those lions!

Sinful people hide and wait near the villages. From their hiding places they murder people who aren’t guilty. They watch in secret for those they want to attack.They hide and wait like a lion in the bushes. From their hiding places they wait to catch those who are helpless. They catch them and drag them off in their nets.

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.

The words of thoughtless people cut like swords. But the tongue of wise people brings healing.

Their hair was like women’s hair. Their teeth were like lions’ teeth.

They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the ground. They refuse to be fair to those who are crushed. A father and his son have sex with the same girl. They treat my name as if it were not holy.

You plan ways to destroy others. Your tongue is like a blade that has a sharp edge. You are always telling lies.

Those who are worthless use sinful methods. They make evil plans against poor people. They destroy them with their lies. They do it even when those people are right.

Listen to the Lord’ s message, you women who live on the hill of Samaria. You treat poor people badly. You crush those who are in need. You say to your husbands,“ Bring us some drinks!” But you are already as fat as the cows in Bashan.

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.

“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

His soldiers rushed out to scatter us. They were laughing at us. They thought they would easily destroy us. They saw us as weak people who were trying to hide. So you wounded Pharaoh’s head with his own spear.

Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.

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

“ I saw a second animal. It looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides. And it had three ribs between its teeth. It was told,‘ Get up! Eat meat until you are full!’“ After that, I saw another animal. It looked like a leopard. On its back were four wings like the wings of a bird. The animal I saw had four heads. And it was given authority to rule.“ After that, in my vision I looked up and saw a fourth animal. It was terrifying and very powerful. It had large iron teeth. It crushed those it attacked and ate them up. It stomped on anything that was left. It was different from the other animals. And it had ten horns.

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

Then I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You should want to judge others fairly.But you hate what is good. And you love what is evil. You are like someone who tears the skin off my people. You pull the meat off their bones.You eat my people’s bodies. You strip off their skin. You break their bones in pieces. You chop them up like meat. You put them in a cooking pot.”The time will come when Israel will cry out to the Lord. But he won’t answer them. In fact, he’ll turn his face away from them. They have done what is evil.The Lord says,“ The prophets are those who lead my people astray. If my people feed them, the prophets promise them peace. If my people do not feed them, the prophets prepare to go to war against them.