Bible Verses About The Rich: General references

And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,

yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we--are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

And there are who are saying, `Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.'

And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, on our fields, and our vineyards;

and now, as the flesh of our brethren is our flesh, as their sons are our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards are to others.'

And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,

and my heart reigneth over me, and I strive with the freemen, and with the prefects, and say to them, `Usury one upon another ye are exacting;' and I set against them a great assembly,

and say to them, `We have acquired our brethren the Jews, those sold to the nations, according to the ability that is in us, and ye also sell your brethren, and they have been sold to us!' and they are silent, and have not found a word.

And I say, `Not good is the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

And also, I, my brethren, and my servants, are exacting of them silver and corn; let us leave off, I pray you, this usury.

Give back, I pray you, to them, as to-day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive-yards, and their houses, and the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, of the new wine, and of the oil, that ye are exacting of them.'

And they say, `We give back, and of them we seek nothing; so we do as thou art saying.' And I call the priests, and cause them to swear to do according to this thing;

also, my lap I have shaken, and I say, `Thus doth God shake out every man, who doth not perform this thing, from his house, and from his labour; yea, thus is he shaken out and empty;' and all the assembly say, `Amen,' and praise Jehovah; and the people do according to this thing.

Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

Their houses are peace without fear, Nor is a rod of God upon them.

His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

They lift themselves up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

They wear out in good their days, And in a moment to Sheol go down.

And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

What is the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

This is the portion of wicked man with God, And the inheritance of terrible ones From the Mighty they receive.

If his sons multiply--for them is a sword. And his offspring are not satisfied with bread.

His remnant in death are buried, And his widows do not weep.