²² Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
    or exploit the needy in court.
²³ For the Lord is their defender.
    He will ruin anyone who ruins them.

³ A poor person who oppresses the poor
    is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

⁶ Better to be poor and honest
    than to be dishonest and rich.

⁷ The godly care about the rights of the poor;
    the wicked don’t care at all.

¹³ The poor and the oppressor have this in common—
    the Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.

¹⁴ If a king judges the poor fairly,
    his throne will last forever.

²⁰ She extends a helping hand to the poor
    and opens her arms to the needy.