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Oppressing the poor for profit [or] giving to the rich certainly leads to poverty.
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Open your ears, and hear the words of wise people, and set your mind on the knowledge I give you.
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It is pleasant if you keep them in mind [so that] they will be on the tip of your tongue,
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so that your trust may be in the LORD. Today I have made them known to you, especially to you.
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Didn't I write to you previously with advice and knowledge
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in order to teach you the words of truth so that you can give an accurate report to those who send you?
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Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
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because the LORD will plead their case and will take the lives of those who rob them.
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Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper, and never keep company with a hothead,
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or you will learn his ways and set a trap for yourself.
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Do not be [found] among those who make deals with a handshake, among those who guarantee other people's loans.