Proverbs 28:3
A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
In context
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. 2 When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. 3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. 4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. 6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 28:3 in the KJV
A poor man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 28:3 in the NIV
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.