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Proverbs 28:3

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3A poor man that oppresseth the dpoor

Is like a esweeping rain †which leaveth no food.

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Footnotes

  1. dRather as 2 Sam. 3:1? But comp. ver. 11, 15.
  2. eSo Jer. 46:15.
  3. †Heb. without food.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A poor man who oppresses the poor

is a beating rain that leaves no food.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A ruler who oppresses the poor

is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A destitute leader who oppresses the poor

is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

NLTNew Living Translation

A poor person who oppresses the poor

is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished

is a beating rain that leaves no food.