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Proverbs 22:2

New English Translation

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

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Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb?

who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of them both.

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”

The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.