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nec accipias munera quae excaecant etiam prudentes et subvertunt verba iustorum
And you shall take no gift: for the gift blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
And you shall take no bribe: for the bribe blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.
And thou shalt take no bribe, for the bribe blindeth the wise and perverteth the words of the righteous.
And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Neither shalt thou take bribes, which even blind the wise, and pervert the words of the just.
And thou shalt take no gift: for a gift blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
Never take a bribe, because bribes blind those who can see and deny justice to those who are in the right.
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
You are not to take a bribe because a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and distorts the words of the righteous.
"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
"You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
"Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
"Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
"You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
Do not accept a bribe. A bribe will hide the truth even from honest people. It can make good people tell lies.
`And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open-[eyed], and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Do not take pay in secret for wrong-doing. For such pay blinds the one who sees well and destroys the words of a good man.
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe can blind those who see and twist the words of those who are in the right.
“Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you unaware of what you clearly see! A bribe hurts the cause of the person who is right.
“Do not accept gifts, for gifts blind the clear-sighted and pervert the cause of the righteous.
“And you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.
You shall take no bribe, for the bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
“You must not accept money from a person who wants you to lie in court, because such money will not let you see what is right. Such money makes good people tell lies.
“Don’t take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.
You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and distorts the words of the righteous.
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes people blind to what is right and ruins the cause of those who are innocent.
Take thou not gifts, that blind, yea, prudent men, and destroy the words of just men. (Do not take gifts, or bribes, that blind, yea, the prudent, and that destroy the words of the just.)
Don't accept bribes. Judges are blinded and justice is twisted by bribes.
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds officials and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
Don’t take a bribe, because a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
Never take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and distorts the words of the just.
“You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just.
“You must not accept ·money from a person who wants you to lie in court [L a bribe], because ·such money will not let you see what is right [L a bribe blinds officials; Prov. 15:27; 17:8; 18:16]. Such money ·makes good people tell lies [undermines the cause of the righteous].
Take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.
And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
“Do not take money from people who want special favors. It makes you blind to the truth. It twists the words of good people.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
You are not to receive a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clearsighted and subverts the cause of the righteous.
You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.
And thou shalt take no shochad (bribe, gift); for the shochad blindeth the seeing, and perverteth the words of the tzaddikim.
Never take a bribe, because bribes blind those who can see and deny justice to those who are in the right.
You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
“If someone tries to pay you to agree with them when they are wrong, don’t accept that payment. A payment like that can blind judges so that they cannot see the truth. It can make good people tell lies.
“You must not accept money from a person who wants you to lie in court. Such money will not let you see what is right. Such money makes good people tell lies.
And you will not take a bribe, because the bribe makes the sighted blind and ruins the words of the righteous.
‘Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
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