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A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law struggle against them.
The evil do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Cn: Heb A poor person

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