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Ecclesiastes 7:7
NIV:  Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
NAS:  For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
KJV:  Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
GWT:  Oppression can turn a wise person into a fool, and a bribe can corrupt the mind.
ASV:  Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
BBE:  The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.
DBY:  Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.
DRB:  Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.
WBS:  Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
WEB:  Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
YLT:  Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

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