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

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。

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.

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.

You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.

Moreover Absalom would say,“ Oh, that I were made judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause would come to me; then I would give him justice.”

And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said,“ How do you advise me to answer these people?”And they spoke to him, saying,“ If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.And he said to them,“ What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying,‘ Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying,“ Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying,‘ Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’— thus you shall say to them:‘ My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist!And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scourges!’”

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

“ Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.“ Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, And practicing oppression and violence.”

In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:

not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a wooden image, as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.