Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.