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22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
    and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
23 For Yahweh will plead their case
    and despoil those who despoil them of life.[a]
24 Do not befriend an owner[b] of anger,[c]
    and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:23 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 22:24 Or “master”
  3. Proverbs 22:24 Literally “nostril”

Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(C)
    and will exact life for life.(D)

Saying 3

24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
    do not associate with one easily angered,

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