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The just care for the cause of the poor;
    the wicked do not understand such care.[a]

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  1. 29:7 As in 12:10 (on care for animals), the righteous care for those who are without a voice and often treated like animals. Colon B has a double meaning: the wicked have no such knowledge (care for the poor) and they have no knowledge (wisdom), for they are fools.

The righteous know the rights of the poor,
    but the wicked don’t understand.

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The (A)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
  2. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge

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

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