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Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.

“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”

“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”

“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.

The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.

I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.