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A (A)poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.
Those who forsake the law (B)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (C)strive with them.
Evil men (D)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (E)understand all things.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread

A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person