They thrust the poor off the road; the poor of the earth all hide themselves.
Job 30:25 - Revised Standard Version Did not I weep for him whose day was hard? Was not my soul grieved for the poor? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the poor? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Did not I weep for him who was in trouble? Was not my heart grieved for the poor and needy? American Standard Version (1901) Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy? Common English Bible if I didn’t weep for those who have a difficult day or my soul grieve for the needy; Catholic Public Domain Version Once, I wept over him who was afflicted, and my soul had compassion on the poor. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I wept heretofore for him that was afflicted: and my soul had compassion on the poor. |
They thrust the poor off the road; the poor of the earth all hide themselves.
because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.
if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’
Help, Lord; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.
He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
He who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
He who augments his wealth by interest and increase gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you; break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your tranquillity.”
As it is written, “He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever.”