A needy man who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
A needy man who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:1–6
The wicked flee when no one pursues;
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
In rebellion, a land has many rulers,
but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
A needy man who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;
but those who keep the law contend with them.
Evil men don’t understand justice;
but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
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