22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

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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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(A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Lit. and there is no bread

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

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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  1. 28:6 Lit who twists two ways

The righteous (A)considers the cause of the poor,
But the wicked does not understand such 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

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

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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

14 The king who judges the (A)poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.

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14 A king who judges the poor with fairness—
his throne will be established forever.(A)

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20 (A)She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.

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20 Her hands reach[a] out to the poor,
and she extends her hands to the needy.(A)

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  1. 31:20 Lit Her hand reaches