'Dealings' in the Bible

Then the five men went on and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, [how they were] living securely in the style of the Sidonians, quiet and peaceful; and there was no oppressive magistrate in the land humiliating them in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

Eli said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

“But notice, the prosperity of the wicked is not in their hand (in their power);The counsel of the wicked [and the mystery of God’s dealings with the ungodly] is far from my comprehension.

For He established a testimony (a specific precept) in JacobAnd appointed a law in Israel,Which He commanded our fathersThat they should teach to their children [the great facts of God’s transactions with Israel],

What will I give to the Lord [in return]For all His benefits toward me?[How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]

A false balance and dishonest business practices are extremely offensive to the Lord,But an accurate scale is His delight.

It is good for a man that he should bearThe yoke [of godly discipline] in his youth.

“For the [judgment] day of the Lord draws near on all the nations.As you have done, it shall be done to you [in retribution];Your [evil] dealings will return on your own head.

and those who use the world [taking advantage of its opportunities], as though they did not make full use of it. For the outward form of this world [its present social and material nature] is passing away.