Proverbs 28:3
A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
In context
1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. 3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. 4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully. 6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
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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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 28:3 in the ESV
A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.