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The just care for the cause of the poor;
    the wicked do not understand such care.[a]

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  1. 29:7 As in 12:10 (on care for animals), the righteous care for those who are without a voice and often treated like animals. Colon B has a double meaning: the wicked have no such knowledge (care for the poor) and they have no knowledge (wisdom), for they are fools.

The righteous know the rights of the poor;
    the wicked have no such understanding.

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The righteous know the rights of the poor,
    but the wicked don’t understand.

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The (A)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
  2. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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