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Proverbs 22:22-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
    or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
    and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)

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Proverbs 22:22-23
New American Standard Bible

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
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