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Oppression » Those that oppress the poor
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich,'shall come only to want.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me. I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me. read more.
Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth, That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment? Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he? He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him. His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth. His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust. Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue, Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth; Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him. He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly. He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him. He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter. That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice. For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth, That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment? Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he? He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him. His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth. His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust. Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue, Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth; Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him. He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly. He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him. He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter. That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice. For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Pitiless » Pitilessness condemned
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; They did tear me, and ceased not:
There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;
And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.
They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Pitilessness » Condemned
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; They did tear me, and ceased not:
There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;
And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.
They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Rain » Illustrative » (destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Rain » Divided into » Sweeping
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Unkindness » Pitilessness condemned
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; They did tear me, and ceased not:
There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;
And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.
They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.