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20 Lo! I have described it in three manners[a]1, in thoughts and knowing,

21 (so) that I should show to thee the firmness and speeches of truth; to answer (out) of these things to them that sent (unto) thee.

22 Do thou not violence to a poor man, for he is poor; neither defoul thou a needy man in the gate. (Do not thou do violence to a poor person, because he is poor; and do not take advantage of a needy person in court/at the city gates.)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:20 That is, in (the) three parts of the Eld Testament, that be, the law, (the) holy stories, and (the) prophets (from a “Later Version” gloss).