23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

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23 The field of the poor may yield much food,
    but it is swept away through injustice.(A)

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31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.(B)

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31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
    but those who are kind to the needy honor him.(A)

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15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.(A)

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15 All the days of the poor are hard,
    but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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Better is a little with righteousness
    than large income with injustice.

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16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
    and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

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16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself,
    and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(C)
    and will exact life for life.(D)

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

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

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A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person

A poor person who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.(A)

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13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
    The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.(A)

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

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