兩個兒子都沒有行撒母耳的道路，反而轉去追求不義之財，收受賄賂，屈枉正直。

他儿子不行他的道，贪图财利，收受贿赂，屈枉正直。

他的儿子不行他的道，贪图财利，收取贿赂，屈枉正直。

他的儿子不行他的道，贪图财利，收取贿赂，屈枉正直。

然而，他们没有效法自己的父亲，而是爱慕不义之财，贪赃枉法。

两个儿子都没有行撒母耳的道路，反而转去追求不义之财，收受贿赂，屈枉正直。

他的儿子们没有行他的道，反而贪图私利，收取贿赂，屈枉公正。

他兒子不行他的道，貪圖財利，收受賄賂，屈枉正直。

他的兒子不行他的道，貪圖財利，收取賄賂，屈枉正直。

他的兒子不行他的道，貪圖財利，收取賄賂，屈枉正直。

然而，他們沒有效法自己的父親，而是愛慕不義之財，貪贓枉法。

他的兒子沒行他的道路，卻偏圖不義之財，收受賄賂，屈枉正直。

他的兒子們沒有行他的道，反而貪圖私利，收取賄賂，屈枉公正。

其子不行父道、偏私牟利、受賄反正、○

其子不肖、惟利是視、受賄反正。

其子不行其道、貪財圖利、受賄妄斷、

But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

But his sons didn’t live as he did. They were only interested in making money. They accepted money from people who wanted special favors. They made things that were wrong appear to be right.

Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.

But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.

However, his sons did not walk in his ways— they turned toward dishonest profit, took bribes, and perverted justice.

His sons, however, did not walk in his ways but turned aside after dishonest gain, and they took bribes and perverted justice.

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

However, his sons did not walk in his ways— they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

不可屈枉正直，不可徇人的情面，不可收受賄賂，因為賄賂能使智慧人的眼變瞎，也能使義人的話顛倒過來。

他不拿自己的銀子放債取利，也不收受賄賂陷害無辜；行這些事的人，必永不動搖。

你要從人民中間選出有才能的人，就是敬畏神、忠實可信、恨惡不義之財的人，設立他們作千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長，去管理人民，

不可受賄賂，因為賄賂能使明眼人變瞎，又能歪曲義人的話。

押沙龍又說：“但願有人立我作這地的審判官，這樣，有案件或訴訟的人，都可以到我這裡來，我就給他公平的審判。”

那人將來是智是愚，有誰曉得呢？可是他竟要掌管一切我勞碌得來的，就是我在日光之下用智慧得來的。這又是虛空。

羅波安王請教他父親所羅門在世的時候，侍立在他面前的長老說：“你們給我出個主意，我應該怎樣回答這民呢？”長老對他說：“今天如果王作這民的僕人，服事他們，用好話回答他們，他們就常作王的僕人。”可是王拒絕了老年人給他出的主意，反去請教那些與他一起長大，侍立在他面前的年輕人，問他們：“你們的主意怎樣，我應該怎樣回覆這民？他們對我說：‘請你減輕你父親加在我們身上的重擔。’”那些與他一同長大的年輕人回答他：“這民對王說：‘你父親加重我們的重擔，現在求你減輕我們的重擔。’你要這樣回答他們：‘我的小指頭比我父親的腰還粗！我父親把一個重擔加在你們身上，我要使你們負更重的重擔；我父親用鞭子責打你們，我要用蠍子鞭責打你們。’”

因為貪財是萬惡之根。有人貪愛錢財，就被引誘離開真道，用許多痛苦把自己刺透了。

難道你是用香柏木爭勝來表明王的身分嗎？你父親不是也吃也喝，也施行公正和公義嗎？那時他得享福樂。他為困苦和貧窮人伸冤，那時他得享福樂。這不是認識我的真義嗎？”這是耶和華的宣告。“但你的眼你的心甚麼都不顧，只顧你的不義之財，只知流無辜人的血，施行欺壓和迫害的事。”

他們的手中有惡計，他們的右手充滿賄賂。

那行事公義，說話正直，拒絕不義的財利，搖手不受賄賂，塞耳不聽血腥的事，閉眼不看邪惡的事的，

不好酒，不打人，只要溫和，與人無爭，不貪財，

瑪拿西登基的時候是十二歲；他在耶路撒冷作王五十五年，他的母親名叫協西巴。他行耶和華看為惡的事，好像耶和華在以色列人面前趕走的民族所行的可憎惡的事。他重新建造邱壇，就是他父親希西家所拆毀的；又為巴力建立祭壇，做亞舍拉，好像以色列王亞哈所做的，並且敬拜事奉天上的萬象。