²² Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed^(A) at the gate,^(B)

²⁴ The one who robs his father or mother^(A)
and says, “That’s no sin,”^(B)
is a companion to a man who destroys.^(C)

²⁴ To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;
he hears the curse but will not testify.^[a](A)

⁷ Two things I ask of You;
don’t deny them to me before I die:
⁸ Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.^(A)
9 Otherwise, I might have too much^(B)
and deny You,^(C) saying, “Who is the Lord?”^(D)
or I might have nothing and steal,^(E)
profaning^[a] the name of my God.^(F)