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22 Do not rob a poor person because he is poor,
and do not crush an oppressed person in court,[a]
23 because the Lord will defend their cause,
and he will rob those who rob them of their lives.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:22 Literally in the city gate

A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a driving rain that leaves no food.

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Better a poor person who walks in his integrity
    than a rich person who is hypocritical.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:6 Or twisted in his two ways

A righteous person acknowledges the rights of the poor,
but a wicked person does not understand such knowledge.

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13 A poor person and an oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

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14 If a king judges poor people with truth,
his throne will be established permanently.

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20 She opens the palm of her hand to the oppressed,
and she stretches out her hands to the needy.

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