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31 Whoever oppresses the poor defies their Creator,
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors them.

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

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Whoever gains wealth by charging exorbitant[a] interest
    collects it for someone who is kind to the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:8 Lit. charging interest upon

He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
    gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.

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