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Proverbs 22:16

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22:16 The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain

and the one who gives to the rich 1  – both end up only in poverty.

1 tn Heb “oppressing the poor, it is gain; giving to the rich, it is loss.” The Hebrew is cryptic, but two sins are mentioned here that will be punished by poverty: extortion and bribery. Perhaps the proverb is simply saying it is easy to oppress the poor for gain, but it is a waste of money to try to buy or bribe a patron (D. Kidner, Proverbs [TOTC], 149).



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