The Book of Mormon

Helaman 13:21

1830 Edition

Behold ye, the people of this great city, and hearken unto my words; yea, hearken unto the words which the Lord saith; for behold, he saith that ye are cursed because of your riches, and also are your riches cursed because ye have set your hearts upon them, and hath not hearkened unto the words of him who gave them unto you.

Changes

Behold ye, the people of this great city, and hearken unto my words; yea, hearken unto the words which the Lord saith; for behold, he saith that ye are cursed because of your riches, and also are your riches cursed because ye have set your hearts upon them, and hathve not hearkened unto the words of him who gave them unto you.

Simple English

“Look at you, people of this great city! Listen to my words! Listen to what the Lord says! He says you are cursed because of your riches. Your riches are cursed too. This is because you love them. You have not listened to the words of the one who gave them to you.”

Paraphrase

“Listen closely, people of this great city. Hear what the Lord is saying: You’re cursed because of your wealth. Your wealth is cursed because you’ve set your hearts on it and haven’t listened to the one who gave it to you.”