Provérbios 22:16

16 Tanto quem oprime o pobre para enriquecer-secomo quem faz cortesia ao rico com certeza passarão necessidade.^[a]

Provérbios 22:16 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches]
By taking away from them the little they have; by keeping back their hire, defrauding them of the just wages of their labours; or by usury and extortion, or any other unjust method, whereby they distress the poor, and enrich themselves; [and] he that giveth to the rich [shall] surely [come] to want:
that gives to those that are richer than he; or that are in greater power and authority, that they may protect him in the possession of his ill gotten riches; yet, after all, it shall not thrive and prosper with him, it will all issue in poverty and want: or, as the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "he shall give to one more rich, and shall want"; he shall be forced to give it to another richer than he, and of greater power, and so shall get nothing by his oppression of the poor; but as he has served the poor, so shall he be served himself, and be brought to beggary and want; see ( Proverbs 21:13 ) .

Provérbios 22:16 In-Context

14 A conversa da mulher imoral é uma cova profunda;nela cairá quem estiver sob a ira do SENHOR.

15 A insensatez está ligada ao coração da criança,mas a vara da disciplina a livrará dela.

16 Tanto quem oprime o pobre para enriquecer-secomo quem faz cortesia ao rico com certeza passarão necessidade.

17 Preste atenção e ouça os ditados dos sábios,e aplique o coração ao meu ensino.

18 Será uma satisfação guardá-los no íntimoe tê-los todos na ponta da língua.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ou "Quem oprime o pobre faz com que ele ganhe mais; quem faz cortesia ao rico só promove a própria necessidade."