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

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

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Literally “only loss”

28 (A)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.

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28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker
    which your ancestors[a] made.

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  1. Proverbs 22:28 Or “fathers”