Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation "We'll oppress the poor, even if they are righteous. We'll show no respect for widows or old people. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged. Wisdom 2:8Let us crown ourselves with roses, before they be withered: let no meadow escape our riot. Wisdom 2:9 Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot. Wisdom 2:11 But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth. Wisdom 2:12 Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life. Context Wisdom 2…9Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot. 10Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged. 11But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth.… Cross References Wisdom 2:8 Let us crown ourselves with roses, before they be withered: let no meadow escape our riot. Wisdom 2:9 Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot. Wisdom 2:11 But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth. Wisdom 2:12 Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life. |