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11 Rescue those who are led away to the death
    and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
12 if you say, “Look, we do not know this,”
    does not he who weighs hearts perceive it?
    And he who keeps your soul,[a]
    he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Or “life,” or “inner self”

11 Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts(B) consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life(C) know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work?(D)

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11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(A)
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
    does not he who weighs(B) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
    Will he not repay(C) everyone according to what they have done?(D)

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A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
    is a beating rain that leaves[a] no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Literally “and there is”

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

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 LXX reads A wicked man

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

27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking,
    but for he[a] who turns his eyes, there are many curses.

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  1. Proverbs 28:27 Hebrew “those”

27 The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away[a]
will receive many curses.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 28:27 Lit who shuts his eyes

27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,(A)
    but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.(B)

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Open your mouth for the mute,
    for the rights[a] of all the needy.[b]
Open your mouth, judge righteousness,
    and defend the poor and needy.

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  1. Proverbs 31:8 Hebrew “right”
  2. Proverbs 31:8 Literally “the sons of the needy”

Speak up[a] for those who have no voice,[b](A)
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.[c]
Speak up,[d] judge righteously,(B)
and defend the cause of[e] the oppressed and needy.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 31:8 Lit Open your mouth
  2. Proverbs 31:8 Lit who are mute
  3. Proverbs 31:8 Lit all the sons of passing away
  4. Proverbs 31:9 Lit Open your mouth
  5. Proverbs 31:9 Lit and justice for

Speak(A) up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
    for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.(B)

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