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22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
And do not (B)crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For Yahweh will (C)plead their case
And rob the soul of those who rob them.

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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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  1. Proverbs 22:22 Literally in the city gate

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 (A)poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread

A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is 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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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person

(A)Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—[a]double dealing—though he be rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit two ways

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

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

Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)

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The (A)righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.

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

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

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13 The (A)poor man and the oppressor meet together in this
Yahweh gives (B)light to the eyes of both.

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

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14 If a (A)king judges the poor with truth,
His (B)throne will be established forever.

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

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14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
    his throne will be established forever.(A)

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Kaph

20 She [a](A)extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:20 Lit spreads out her palm

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

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20 She opens her arms to the poor
    and extends her hands to the needy.(A)

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