The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. | The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. |
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. | Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. |
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Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. | Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor. |
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. | The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. |
Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. | Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. |
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it? | For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? |
For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you. | For the Lord your God will have blessed you just as He has promised you, and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. |
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. | Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. |
And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. | And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. |
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so. | Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. |
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” | Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,” |
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. | No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. |