Matthew Henry · Verse 3
If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy.
Proverbs 28:3
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
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WEBBE
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
BSB
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
KJV
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
ASV
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
BBE
A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
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