If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow’s eyes go blind,
Proverbs 22:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Rob not the poor [being tempted by their helplessness], neither oppress the afflicted at the gate [where the city court is held], [Exod. 23:6; Job 31:16, 21.] American Standard Version (1901) Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: Common English Bible Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor. Don’t oppress the needy in the gate. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate: |
If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow’s eyes go blind,
if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child when I saw that I had support in the city gate,
‘You must not deny justice to a poor person among you in his lawsuit.
The violence of the wicked sweeps them away because they refuse to act justly.
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich #– #both lead only to poverty.
to keep the poor from getting a fair trial and to deprive the needy among my people of justice, so that widows can be their spoil and they can plunder the fatherless.
The people of the land have practised extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the resident foreigner.
‘Do not oppress your neighbour or rob him. The wages due a hired worker must not remain with you until morning.
You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the resident foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.”
‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner. They do not fear me,’ says the Lord of Armies.
Let him live among you wherever he wants within your city gates. Do not mistreat him.