30 People don’t despise the thief if he steals
to satisfy himself when he is hungry.(A)
31 Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;(B)
he must give up all the wealth in his house.

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30 Thieves are not despised who steal only
    to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry.
31 Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold;
    they will forfeit all the goods of their house.(A)

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22 Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed(A) at the city gate,(B)

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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
    or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)

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24 The one who robs his father or mother(A)
and says, “That’s no sin,”(B)
is a companion to a person who destroys.(C)

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24 Anyone who robs father or mother
    and says, “That is no crime,”
    is partner to a thug.(A)

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24 To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.(A)

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24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one’s own life;
    one hears the victim’s curse but discloses nothing.[a](A)

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Notas al pie

  1. 29.24 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Two things I ask of you;
don’t deny them to me before I die:
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.(A)
Otherwise, I might have too much(B)
and deny you,(C) saying, “Who is the Lord?” (D)
or I might have nothing and steal,(E)
profaning[a] the name of my God.(F)

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Notas al pie

  1. 30:9 Lit grabbing

Two things I ask of you;
    do not deny them to me before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
    give me neither poverty nor riches;
    feed me with the food that I need,(A)
lest I be full and deny you
    and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or I be poor and steal
    and profane the name of my God.(B)

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