「『我見你謀財害命，就擊掌歎息。

“看哪，我因你所得不义之财和你中间所流的血，就拍掌叹息。

“看哪，我因你所得不义之财和你们中间所流的血，就击打手掌。

“看哪，我因你所得不义之财和你们中间所流的血，就击打手掌。

“‘我见你谋财害命，就击掌叹息。

“‘看哪！因你所得的不义之财，又因在你中间所流的血，我就拍掌。

「看哪，我因你所得不義之財和你中間所流的血，就拍掌歎息。

「看哪，我因你所得不義之財和你們中間所流的血，就擊打手掌。

「看哪，我因你所得不義之財和你們中間所流的血，就擊打手掌。

“‘看哪！因你所得的不義之財，又因在你中間所流的血，我就拍掌。

『所以你看，我因你所得的不義之財、又因你中間所有流人血的事，我就拍掌歎息。

因爾所得非義之利、及爾中所流之血、我則擊掌、

爾貪非義之利、草菅人命、我見之憤恨鼓掌。

爾行不義得財、殺人流血、我忿恨鼓掌、

“‘ I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.

“‘ “I will clap my hands because I am so angry. You got rich by cheating others. You spilled blood inside the walls of your city.

“ Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.

“ But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.

“‘ Now look, I clap my hands together against the dishonest profit you have made and against the blood shed among you.

“ Behold, then, I strike with My hand your profit which you have made and the bloodshed which is among you.

“ Behold, therefore, I beat My fists at the dishonest profit which you have made, and at the bloodshed which has been in your midst.

Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

“ Now look, I clap My hands together against the dishonest profit you have made and against the blood shed among you.

Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

“‘ See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.

“‘“ Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been within you.

我要拍掌，我的烈怒要平息。這是我耶和華說的。」

秉公行義、說話正直、憎惡不義之財、不受賄賂、掩耳不聽害人之謀、閉眼不看邪惡之事的人，

你的首領好像撕碎獵物的豺狼，殺人流血，謀取不義之財。

「人子啊，你要拍掌對他們說預言，你要拿刀揮舞兩三次，預示這刀要從四面八方大肆殺戮，

耶和華說：「以色列人三番四次地犯罪，我必不收回對他們的懲罰，因為他們為了銀子賣掉義人，為了一雙鞋子賣掉窮人。他們踐踏窮人如同踐踏地上的塵土，使卑微的人無處伸冤；父子同淫一女，褻瀆我的聖名。在每座祭壇旁邊，他們把窮人典當的衣服鋪開，躺在上面，又在上帝的殿裡喝剝削來的酒。

你們偷盜、謀殺、通姦、起假誓、向巴力獻祭、拜素不認識的神明，然後來到這用來敬拜我的殿，站在我面前說自己安全了，以為可以繼續做可憎之事。難道這用來敬拜我的殿在你們眼中竟成了賊窩？這些事，我都看在眼裡。這是耶和華說的。

躺在床上圖謀不軌、盤算作惡的人有禍了！天一亮，他們就依仗手中的權勢行惡。他們貪圖田地，就去霸佔；想要房屋，就去搶奪。他們欺壓人，詐取別人的家園和產業。所以，耶和華說：「我正計劃降災懲罰你們，你們無法逃脫，再也不能趾高氣揚，因為這是你們災禍臨頭的日子。

踐踏貧民、滅絕窮人的人啊，你們要聽！你們盼望朔日和安息日快點過去，你們好售賣穀物。你們用小升斗賣糧，用加重的法碼收銀子，用假秤騙人。你們用銀子買貧民，以一雙鞋買窮人為奴，售賣摻了糠秕的麥子。

你們在這種事上不可越軌，虧負弟兄姊妹。我們曾經對你們說過，並且鄭重地警告過你們，主必懲治犯這種罪的人。

他們不知正道，強取豪奪，在他們的堡壘中積斂錢財。這是耶和華說的。」

我豈會忘記惡人家中的不義之財和可惡的小升斗？我豈會放過使用不公道的秤和法碼的人？

人放高利貸牟利，等於為扶貧者積財。

巴勒聽了大怒，用力擊掌，對巴蘭說：「我請你來咒詛我的仇敵，你竟三次祝福他們。

我的子民中有惡人，他們像捕鳥人一樣埋伏等候，設下網羅陷害人。他們的家裡充滿了詭詐，就像籠子裝滿了鳥。他們變得有財有勢，