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Proverbs 28:3
A poor man, who oppresseth the helpless, [is like] a rain beating down, leaving no food.
Proverbs 28:3 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 28:3 in other translations
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
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.
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In context
1 The lawless, fleeth when no man pursueth, but, the righteous, like a lion, are confident.
2 For the transgressions of a land, many are the rulers thereof, but, under an intelligent and discerning man, stability is prolonged.
3 A poor man, who oppresseth the helpless, [is like] a rain beating down, leaving no food.
4 They who forsake instruction, praise one who is lawless, while, they who keep instruction, are at strife with them.
5 Wicked men, consider not justice, but, they who seek Yahweh, consider everything.
6 Better a poor man walking in his integrity, than one who is crooked—turning two ways, though, he, be rich.
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