²² Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed^(A) at the gate,^(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case^(C)
and will plunder those who plunder them.

³ A destitute leader^[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.^(A)

⁶ Better a poor man who lives with integrity^(A)
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.^[a](B)

⁷ The righteous person knows the rights^[a] of the poor,^(A)
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.