We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, ¹  a pair of sandals ²  for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!” ³ 

For there was no one needy ¹  among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling ²  them ³  and bringing the proceeds from the sales

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! ¹  Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Have I not wept for the unfortunate? ¹  Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

for you live among them. ¹  You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

I know ¹  that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor. ² 

to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive ¹  the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans. ² 

That is how ¹  they have grown fat and sleek. ²  There is no limit to the evil things they do. ³  They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

so that they caused ¹  the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears ²  the cry of the needy.

Do not exploit ¹  a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court, ² 

This is what the Lord says: “Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions ¹  – make that four! ²  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. ³  They sold the innocent ⁴  for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals. ⁵ 

Certainly ¹  I am aware of ²  your many rebellious acts ³  and your numerous sins. You ⁴  torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to ⁵  the needy at the city gate. ⁶ 

The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

The downtrodden will again rejoice in the Lord; the poor among humankind will take delight ¹  in the Holy One of Israel. ² 

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

He lifts the weak ¹  from the dust; he raises ²  the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. ³  The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.

“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude ¹  be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite ²  and you do not lend ³  him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned. ⁴ 

He preys on ¹  the barren and childless woman, ²  and does not treat the widow well.