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23 When poor people are able to plow, there is much food,
but a person is swept away where there is no justice.

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23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

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31 Whoever oppresses the poor insults his maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors him.

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31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.(B)

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15 Every day is a terrible day for a miserable person,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

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15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.(A)

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Better a few ⌞possessions⌟ gained honestly
than many gained through injustice.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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16 Oppressing the poor for profit
⌞or⌟ giving to the rich
certainly leads to poverty.

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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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Living with Your Neighbor

22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
23 because the Lord will plead their case
and will take the lives of those who rob them.

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(C)
    and will exact life for life.(D)

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A righteous person knows the just cause of the poor.
A wicked person does not understand this.

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The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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A poor person who oppresses poorer people
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

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A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person

13 A poor person and an oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives both of them sight.

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13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
    The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.(A)

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