勒索使智慧人变为愚妄；贿赂能败坏人的慧心。

勒索使智慧人变为愚妄，贿赂能败坏人的心。

勒索使智慧人变为愚妄，贿赂能败坏人的心。

欺压使智者变愚昧，贿赂败坏人心。

勒索会使智慧人变为愚妄，贿赂能败坏人心。

欺压使智慧人愚妄，贿赂能败坏人的心。

勒索使智慧人變為愚妄；賄賂能敗壞人的慧心。

勒索使智慧人變為愚妄，賄賂能敗壞人的心。

勒索使智慧人變為愚妄，賄賂能敗壞人的心。

欺壓使智者變愚昧，賄賂敗壞人心。

勒索會使智慧人變為愚妄，賄賂能敗壞人心。

勒索之利使智慧人變為狂妄；賄賂禮能毁滅人的心。

欺壓使智慧人愚妄，賄賂能敗壞人的心。

智者勒索、則成為愚、賄賂敗人明哲、

非義之利、使智為狂、惟行賄賂、壞人心術。

暴虐能使智者為狂、賄賂能壞人心術、

Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

When a wise person takes wealth by force, they become foolish. It is sinful to take money from people who want special favors.

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Extortion turns wise people into fools, and bribes corrupt the heart.

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the mind.

For oppression makes a wise person look foolish, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason, And a bribe debases the heart.

Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe destroys the mind.

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. (niv)

“ Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent. (niv)

The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice. (niv)

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter. (niv)

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn. (niv)

Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.” (niv)

A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days.The sights you see will drive you mad. (niv)

Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart. (niv)

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

Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them. (niv)

Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil— (niv)