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Proverbs 22:22-28

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22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
22 Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
23 for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.
23 for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
25 or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
27 if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.
28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.
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