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Job 36:18

Money and wealth

16 Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.

17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

19 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?

20 Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.

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BSB
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
KJV
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
WEB
Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
ASV
For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
DARBY
Because there is wrath, [beware] lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.
BLB
for wrath, lest it entice you with mocking, and a large bribe not let it stretch you.
ÅB
La bare ikke vrede lokke deg til spott, og la ikke den store bot[^3] lokke deg på avvei!
OTB
Pass på at vrede ikke lokker deg til forakt,
og la ikke en stor løsepenger vende deg bort.
B1930
La bare ikke vrede lokke dig til spott, og la ikke den store bot lokke dig på avvei! / < d.e. den store trengsel Gud har pålagt dig for dine synders skyld.>

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