Proverbs 28:3

A gever rahsh (poor man) that oppresseth the dalim (poor ones) 1 is like a sweeping matar (rain) which leaveth no lechem (food, crop). 1

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A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

In Context

2For the peysha eretz (land in rebellion) many are the sarim (rulers) thereof, 1 but by an adam meiven yodei'a (a man of wisdom and knowledge) 1 shall be lasting order. 1

4They that forsake the torah praise the rasha, 1 but such as be shomer over the torah contend against them. 1

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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:3

2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. Note, 1. National sins bring national disorders and the disturbance of the public repose: For the transgression of a land, and a general defection from God and religion to idolatry, profaneness, or immorality, many are the princes thereof, many at the same time pretending to the sovereignty and contending for it, by which the people are crumbled into parties and… Read the whole commentary →

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