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Job 36:18
Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
Job 36:18 · World English Bible
Job 36:18 in other translations
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
Do not let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
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In context
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
17 “But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.
18 Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
20 Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
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