Proverbs 22:22-23

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^(A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or ^(B)crush the afflicted at the gate;

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For the Lord will ^(C)plead their case
And ^(a)take the life of those who rob them.

a. Proverbs 22:23: ['Lit ', rob the soul]

A. Proverbs 22:22: Exodus 23:6; Job 31:16; Proverbs 22:16

B. Proverbs 22:22: Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5

C. Proverbs 22:23: 1 Samuel 25:39; Psalm 12:5; Psalm 35:10; Psalm 140:12; Proverbs 23:11; Jeremiah 51:36