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Job 36:18

World English Bible

Don’t let riches entice you to wrath,
neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

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Job 36:18 in other translations

For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

Job 36:18 · American Standard Version

Job 36:18 in context

  1. 16Yes, 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.
  2. 17“But you are full of the judgment of the wicked.
    Judgment and justice take hold of you.
  3. 18Don’t let riches entice you to wrath,
    neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
  4. 19Would your wealth sustain you in distress,
    or all the might of your strength?
  5. 20Don’t desire the night,
    when people are cut off in their place.