²³ An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

³¹ Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,^(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.^(B)

¹⁵ All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.^(A)

⁸ Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain^(A) with injustice.^(B)

¹⁶ One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
    and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

⁷ The righteous care about justice for the poor,^(A)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

³ A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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