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23 There is much food in the field of the poor,
    but it is swept away[a] by injustice.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 Literally “there is sweeping away”
  2. Proverbs 13:23 Literally “no justice”

23 The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
but without justice, it is swept away.

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31 He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him,
    but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.

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31 The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,(A)
but one who is kind to the needy honors him.(B)

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15 All the days of the poor are hard,
    but goodness of heart[a] is a continuous feast.

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  1. Proverbs 15:15 Or “mind”

15 All the days of the oppressed are miserable,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

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Better is little with righteousness
    than great income with no justice.

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Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.(A)

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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”

16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.(A)

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22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
    and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For Yahweh will plead their case
    and despoil those who despoil them of life.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 22:23 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

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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The righteous knows the case of the poor,
    but the wicked does not understand 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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  1. 29:7 Lit justice

A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
    is a beating rain that leaves[a] no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Literally “and there is”

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

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  1. 28:3 LXX reads A wicked man

13 The poor and a man of oppression have this in common:
    Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:13 Literally “light of the eyes of the two of them”

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