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Proverbs 28:3
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
King James Version
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
World English Bible
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
American Standard Version
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Geneva Bible 1599
A poore man, if he oppresse the poore, is like a raging raine, that leaueth no foode.
Darby Translation
A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Young's Literal Translation
A man — poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
Bible in Basic English
A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
2A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
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