Proverbios 22:16

16 La persona que saca ventaja oprimiendo al pobre,
o llenando de regalos al rico, terminará en la pobreza.

Proverbios 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 ) .

Proverbios 22:16 In-Context

14 La boca de la mujer inmoral es una trampa peligrosa;
los que provoquen el enojo del Señor
caerán en ella.

15 El corazón del muchacho está lleno de necedad,
pero la disciplina física la alejará de él.

16 La persona que saca ventaja oprimiendo al pobre,
o llenando de regalos al rico, terminará en la pobreza.

17 Dichos de los sabios
Escucha las palabras de los sabios;
aplica tu corazón a mi enseñanza.

18 Pues es bueno guardar estos dichos en tu corazón
y tenerlos siempre a flor de labios.