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Proverbs 28:3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Proverbs 28:3 · King James Version
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Proverbs 28:3 in other translations
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
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In context
1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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