Job 20:19
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.
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- Job 35:9 “By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
- Proverbs 14:31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
- Proverbs 22:22–23 Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court; for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.