²³ There is much food in the field of the poor,
    but it is swept away^[a] by injustice.^[b]

³¹ He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him,
    but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.

¹⁵ All the days of the poor are hard,
    but goodness of heart^[a] is a continuous feast.

⁸ Better is little with righteousness
    than great income with no justice.

¹⁶ He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself,
    or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.^[a]