(A)You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

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“Do not deny justice(A) to your poor people in their lawsuits.

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16 “If I have kept (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,

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16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(A)
    or let the eyes of the widow(B) grow weary,(C)

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16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
    and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

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