13 The (A)poor person and the oppressor [a]have this in common:
The Lord gives (B)light to the eyes of both.
14 If a (C)king judges the poor with truth,
His (D)throne will be established forever.
15 The (E)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child [b]who gets his own way (F)brings shame to his mother.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:13 Lit meet together
  2. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself

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