That invasive company

Must one always be after something?

Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

whose mouths must be stopped men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake.

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

Receive us we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness God is witness

Do they not know that God is aware of what they hide and what they disclose?

Like (those) We had sent to those schismatics who slandered their Books

Do they not know that Allah knows all whatever they hide and whatever they disclose?

(Of a punishment) Like the one We sent down upon the dividers.

Know they not that God knows what they keep secret and what they publish?

So We sent it down to the partitioners,

Know they not that Allah knoweth that which they hide and that which they make known?

Even as We sent down on the dividers

Know they (Jews) not that Allah knows what they conceal and what they reveal?

As We have sent down on the dividers, (Quraish pagans or Jews and Christians).

Do they not know that God knows what they conceal and what they reveal?

Just as We sent down to the separatists.

Do they really not know that Allah is fully aware of what they hide and what they disclose?

even as We had sent warning to those who had divided their religion into fragments

Are they then unaware that Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim?

Such as We send down for those who make division,

And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely This is lawful and this is forbidden, so as to invent lies against Allah.

And do not say of falsehood asserted by your tongues, This is lawful, and this is unlawful, in order to invent lies and attribute them to God.

And do not utter falsehoods by letting your tongues declare This is lawful and That is unlawful, thus fabricating lies against Allah.

And speak not, concerning that which your own tongues qualify (as clean or unclean), the falsehood This is lawful, and this is forbidden, so that ye invent a lie against Allah.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind

Share buybacks can sometimes be legitimate, but on other occasions they do not seem justified especially when considered from the standpoint of enlightened self interest.

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

A middle position was taken by the historian Ferdinand Gregorovius, who observed that Stephen, while he may not have instigated or ordered the atrocities, did not seek to prevent them either, either through self interest or the weakness of his position.

The common conflation of the US with Jews goes back to the late nineteenth century, when European reactionaries loathed America for being a rootless society based only on financial greed.

Do not utter the lies your tongues make up This is lawful, and this is forbidden, in order to impute lies to God for they who impute lies to God will not find fulfilment.

And do not say the lie which your tongues speak This is lawful, and this is forbidden in order to fabricate a lie against Allah indeed those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.

And do not say, as to what your tongues falsely describe, 'This is lawful and this is forbidden, so that you may forge against God falsehood surely those who forge against God falsehood shall not prosper.

And say not concerning that wherein Your togues utter a lie this is lawful, and this is unlawful, that ye may fabricate a lie againt Allah, verily those who fabricate lie against Allah shall not fare well.