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

24 Do not make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a (D)hot-tempered person,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul

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