Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the oppressed, by the soles of the poor.”

For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich – both end up only in poverty.

A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.