Bible Verses About The Rich

Nowe there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.

For there were that said, We, our sonnes and our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, that we may eate and liue.

And there were that saide, We must gage our landes, and our vineyardes, and our houses, and take vp corne for the famine.

There were also that said, We haue borowed money for the Kings tribute vpon our landes and our vineyardes.

And nowe our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, and our sonnes as their sonnes: and lo, we bring into subiection our sonnes and our daughters, as seruants, and there be of our daughters nowe in subiection, and there is no power in our handes: for other men haue our landes and our vineyardes.

Then was I very angrie when I heard their crie and these wordes.

And I thought in my minde, and I rebuked the princes, and the rulers, and saide vnto them, You lay burthens euery one vpon his brethren: and I set a great assemblie against them,

And I said vnto them, We (according to our abilitie) haue redeemed our brethren the Iewes, which were solde vnto the heathen: and will you sell your brethren againe, or shall they be solde vnto vs? Then helde they their peace, and could not answere.

I said also, That which ye do, is not good. Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God, for the reproche of the heathen our enemies?

For euen I, my brethren, and my seruants doe lende them money and corne: I pray you, let vs leaue off this burden.

Restore, I pray you, vnto them this day their landes, their vineyardes, their oliues, and their houses, and remit the hundreth part of the siluer and of the corne, of the wine, and of the oyle that ye exact of them.

Then said they, We will restore it, and will not require it of them: we will doe as thou hast said. Then I called the Priestes, and caused them to sweare, that they shoulde doe according to this promise.

So I shooke my lappe, and said, So let God shake out euery man that wil not perfourme this promise from his house, and from his labour: euen thus let him be shaken out, and emptied. And all the Cogregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord: and the people did according to this promise.

Wherefore do the wicked liue, and waxe olde, and grow in wealth?

Their seede is established in their sight with them, and their generation before their eyes.

Their houses are peaceable without feare, and the rod of God is not vpon them.

Their bullocke gendreth, and fayleth not: their cow calueth, and casteth not her calfe.

They send forth their children like sheepe, and their sonnes dance.

They take the tabret and harpe, and reioyce in the sound of the organs.

They spend their dayes in wealth, and suddenly they go downe to the graue.

They say also vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.

Who is the Almightie, that we should serue him? and what profit should we haue, if we should pray vnto him?

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.

If his children be in great nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.

His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.