21 To make you (A)know the [a]certainty of the words of truth,
So that you may [b](B)correctly answer him who sent you?

22 (C)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (D)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will (E)plead their case
And [c]take the life of those who rob them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:21 Lit truth
  2. Proverbs 22:21 Lit return words of truth
  3. Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul

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