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23 An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

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23 (A)Abundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor,
But [a]it is swept away by injustice.

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept

31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker,
    but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

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31 One (A)who oppresses the poor taunts (B)his Maker,
But one who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

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15 All the days of the afflicted are wretched,
    but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

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15 All the days of the [a]needy are bad,
But a [b]cheerful heart has a continual feast.

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  1. Proverbs 15:15 Or wretched
  2. Proverbs 15:15 Lit good

Better is a little with righteousness,
    than great revenues with injustice.

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Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.

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16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,
    both come to poverty.

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16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

22 Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
    and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 for Yahweh will plead their case,
    and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

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22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (B)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will (C)plead their case
And [a]take the life of those who rob them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul

The righteous care about justice for the poor.
    The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

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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

A needy man who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

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A (A)poor man who oppresses the helpless
Is like a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread

13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
    Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

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13 The (A)poor person and the oppressor [a]have this in common:
The Lord gives (B)light to the eyes of both.

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  1. Proverbs 29:13 Lit meet together