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

欺压贫穷为要利己的，并送礼与富户的，都必缺乏。

欺压贫寒人为要利己的，并送礼给有钱人的，都必缺乏。

欺压贫寒人为要利己的，并送礼给有钱人的，都必缺乏。

靠压榨穷人敛财和送礼给富人的，都必穷困潦倒。

欺压穷人为要增加自己财富的，送礼给财主的，必致穷乏。

欺压贫弱者使自己富有的，送礼给富人的，都必缺乏。

欺壓貧窮為要利己的，並送禮與富戶的，都必缺乏。

欺壓貧寒人為要利己的，並送禮給有錢人的，都必缺乏。

欺壓貧寒人為要利己的，並送禮給有錢人的，都必缺乏。

靠壓榨窮人斂財和送禮給富人的，都必窮困潦倒。

欺壓窮人為要增加自己財富的，送禮給財主的，必致窮乏。

為貧寒人作事的、必增加財利；送禮給富人的、只流於缺乏。

欺壓貧弱者使自己富有的，送禮給富人的，都必缺乏。

虐貧利己、饋遺富人、俱必匱乏、○

虐貧者適以富之、祐富人適以貧之。

虐貧者欲增其所有、是以富加富、終必缺乏、或作虐貧者反可致富餽富人反致缺乏○

One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich— both come to poverty.

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

Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich— both lead only to poverty.

One who oppresses the poor to make more for himself, Or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich— both lead only to poverty.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his[ riches, and] he that giveth to the rich,[ shall] surely[ come] to want.

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.For the Lord is their defender. He will ruin anyone who ruins them.

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.”

There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.

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.You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.

“ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other.“ Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them.“ Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.As with a whirlwind, I scattered them among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. They turned their pleasant land into a desert.”

And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much!And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.“ Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.

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.”

For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute. They foreclosed on their homes.They were always greedy and never satisfied. Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.Nothing is left after they finish gorging themselves. Therefore, their prosperity will not endure.“ In the midst of plenty, they will run into trouble and be overcome by misery.May God give them a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon them.When they try to escape an iron weapon, a bronze tipped arrow will pierce them.The arrow is pulled from their back, and the arrowhead glistens with blood. The terrors of death are upon them.Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness. A wildfire will devour their goods, consuming all they have left.The heavens will reveal their guilt, and the earth will testify against them.A flood will sweep away their house. God’s anger will descend on them in torrents.This is the reward that God gives the wicked. It is the inheritance decreed by God.”

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

“ The rich man shouted,‘ Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’

Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.

Then he turned to his host.“ When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said,“ don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward.Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.Then at the resurrection of the righteous, God will reward you for inviting those who could not repay you.”