Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Translations

Surely oppression {and} extortion make a wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding {and} judgment.

Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Ciertamente la opresiòn enloquece al sabio,
y el soborno corrompe el corazòn.

Brutality stupefies even the wise
And destroys the strongest heart.

For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Ciertamente la opresiòn enloquece al sabio,
Y el soborno corrompe el corazòn.

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

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