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11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death,
and those that are ready to be slain;
12 if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?
and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

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11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (B)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (C)according to his deeds?

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A poor man that oppresseth the poor
is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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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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Footnotes

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

27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack:
but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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27 (A)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

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Open thy mouth for the dumb
in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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(A)Open your mouth for the speechless,
In the cause of all who are [a]appointed to die.
Open your mouth, (B)judge righteously,
And (C)plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:8 Lit. sons of passing away