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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 Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed(A) at the city gate,(B)
23 for the Lord will champion their cause(C)
and will plunder those who plunder them.

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

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A destitute leader[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:3 LXX reads A wicked man

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
    than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

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Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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  1. 28:6 Lit who twists two ways

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

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The righteous person knows the rights[a] of the poor,(A)
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:7 Lit justice

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

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  1. 29:13 Lit oppressor meet

14 The king who fairly judges the poor,
    his throne shall be established forever.

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14 A king who judges the poor with fairness—
his throne will be established forever.(A)

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20 She opens her arms to the poor;
    yes, she extends her hands to the needy.

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20 Her hands reach[a] out to the poor,
and she extends her hands to the needy.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 31:20 Lit Her hand reaches