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

15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
(A)But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

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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

22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

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