Taking Advantage

that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger <FI>is<Fi> the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

`Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is--to God. — read the full passage →

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

Rob not the poor because he <FI>is<Fi> poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. — read the full passage →

Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

`Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates;

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

`And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

Rob not the poor because he <FI>is<Fi> poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land, — read the full passage →

Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah.

For, if ye do thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, If ye do judgment thoroughly Between a man and his neighbour, — read the full passage →

His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

In this made perfect hath been the love with us, that boldness we may have in the day of the judgment, because even as He is, we--we also are in this world;

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon <FI>you<Fi> ; — read the full passage →

`And when thou sellest anything to thy fellow, or buyest from the hand of thy fellow, ye do not oppress one another;

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much; — read the full passage →

Do I reckon <FI>it<Fi> pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?

A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

`Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict; — read the full passage →

Sojourner, fatherless, and widow, ye oppress not, And innocent blood do not shed in this place, And after other gods do not walk, for evil to yourselves,

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> not good.

Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow.

Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want. — read the full passage →

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

`Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him--how doth the love of God remain in him?

receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded? — read the full passage →

Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine. — read the full passage →

A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!

Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not, — read the full passage →

Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth--when it increaseth--set not the heart.

`Thou dost not oppress a hireling, poor and needy, of thy brethren or of thy sojourner who is in thy land within thy gates; — read the full passage →

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;

And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> , we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.

So <FI>are<Fi> the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety <FI>him who<Fi> doth breathe for it.

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice, — read the full passage →

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap, — read the full passage →

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

`For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you--your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed--without judgment.

The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.

Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

`Lo, here <FI>am<Fi> I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? --and I restore to you.' — read the full passage →

`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is removing his neighbour's border, --and all the people have said, Amen.

and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

and--if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them; — read the full passage →

Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not,

`When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;

wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such; — read the full passage →

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods; — read the full passage →

and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, `Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!' — read the full passage →

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory; — read the full passage →

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> . — read the full passage →

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food, — read the full passage →

and if he did hurt to thee, or doth owe anything, this to me be reckoning;

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →