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

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.

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.

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

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.

I am surrounded by fierce lions who greedily devour human prey— whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows, and whose tongues cut like swords.

Arise, O Lord! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked!

I broke the jaws of godless oppressors and plucked their victims from their teeth.

Will those who do evil never learn? They eat up my people like bread and wouldn’t think of praying to the Lord.

Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.

Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample down the needy!

The Lord replies,“ I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”

Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!

They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims.Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.

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.

Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.

They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion.

They trample helpless people in the dust and shove the oppressed out of the way. Both father and son sleep with the same woman, corrupting my holy name.

All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.

The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil. They plot crooked schemes. They lie to convict the poor, even when the cause of the poor is just.

Listen to me, you fat cows living in Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, and who are always calling to your husbands,“ Bring us another drink!”

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.

“ What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.

With his own weapons, you destroyed the chief of those who rushed out like a whirlwind, thinking Israel would be easy prey.

Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And I heard a voice saying to it,“ Get up! Devour the flesh of many people!”Then the third of these strange beasts appeared, and it looked like a leopard. It had four bird’s wings on its back, and it had four heads. Great authority was given to this beast.Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast— terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.

A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong,but you are the very ones who hate good and love evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh from their bones.Yes, you eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin, and break their bones. You chop them up like meat for the cooking pot.Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble! Do you really expect him to answer? After all the evil you have done, he won’t even look at you!”This is what the Lord says:“ You false prophets are leading my people astray! You promise peace for those who give you food, but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you.