"So¹ [are] the waysª of every one¹ that is greedyª° of gain;ª [which] taketh awayª°¹ the lifeª of the ownersª thereof." {Prv 1:19} + "[Some] removeª° the landmarks;ª they violently take awayª° flocks,ª and feedª° [thereof]. ... They drive awayª° the assª of the fatherless,ª they take²° the widow's² ox² for a pledge.ª°¹¹" {Job 24:2-3} + "For¹ he saith,ª° By the strengthª of my handª I have doneª° [it], and by my wisdom;ª for¹ I am prudent:ª° and I have removedª° the boundsª of the people,ª and have robbedª° their treasures,ª°² and I have put downª° the inhabitantsª° like a valiantª² [man]: ... And my handª hath foundª° as a nestª the richesª of the people:ª and as one gatherethª° eggsª [that are] left,ª° have I¹ gatheredª° all¹ the earth;ª and there was¹ none¹ that movedª° the wing,ª or openedª° the mouth,ª or peeped.ª°" {Isa 10:13-14} + "He judgedª° the causeª of the poorª and needy;ª then¹ [it was] wellª [with him: was] not¹ this¹ to knowª me? saithª° the LORD.ª ... But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:16-17} + "The lionª did tear in piecesª° enoughª for his whelps,ª and strangledª° for his lionesses,ª and filledª° his holesª with prey,ª and his densª with ravin.ª" {Nah 2:12} + "The gloryª of this¹ latterª houseª shall be¹ greater¹ than²¹ of the former,ª saith²°¹ the LORDª of hosts:ª and in this¹ placeª will I giveª° peace,ª saith²°¹ the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Hgg 2:9} + "Andª he saidª° untoª them,ª Take heed,ª° andª bewareª° ofª covetousness:ª forª a man'sª² lifeª consistethª° notª in² the abundanceª° ofª the things which he² possesseth.ª°¹" {Lke 12:15} + "Butª they that willª° be richª° fallª° intoª temptationª andª a snare,ª andª [into] manyª foolishª andª hurtfulª lusts,ª whichª drownª° menª inª destructionª andª perdition.ª ... Forª the¹ love of moneyª isª° the rootª of allª evil:ª whichª while someª coveted after,ª° they have erredª° fromª the¹ faith,ª andª pierced²° themselves² throughª°¹ with manyª sorrows.ª" {1Tm 6:9-10} + "Andª the¹ kingsª of the¹ earth,ª who² have committed fornicationª° andª lived deliciouslyª° withª her,ª shall bewailª° her,ª andª lamentª° forª her,ª whenª they shall seeª° the¹ smokeª of her²¹ burning,ª ... Andª saying,ª° Alas,ª alas,ª that greatª city,ª that was clothed¹ in²° fine linen,ª andª purple,ª andª scarlet,ª andª deckedª° withª gold,ª andª preciousª stones,ª andª pearls!ª" {Rev 18:9-16} |
