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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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23 The fallow ground of the poor yields much food,
    but it is swept away through injustice.

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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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31 He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
    but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

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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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15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
    but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

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

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Better is a little with righteousness
    than great revenues with injustice.

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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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16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
    or gives to the rich, will only come to want.

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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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22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
    or crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 for the Lord will plead their cause
    and despoil of life those who despoil them.

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

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A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
    a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

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

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A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.

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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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13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together;
    the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

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