¹¹ They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.

²⁰ Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, my enemy? He answered, I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh.

¹⁴ having eyes full of adultery, and who can't cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;

¹⁵ forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing;

¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

⁵ They were glad, and agreed to give him money.

⁶ He consented, and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.

¹⁵ and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

³ They make the king glad with their wickedness, And the princes with their lies.

²¹ To show partiality is not good; Yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.

¹¹ If they say, "Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; Let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

¹² Let's swallow them up alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down into the pit.

¹³ We'll find all valuable wealth. We'll fill our houses with spoil.

¹⁴ You shall cast your lot among us. We'll all have one purse."

¹⁵ My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

¹⁶ For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

²⁶ He said to him, Didn't my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?

¹¹ Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah's rebellion.