Proverbs 22:16-27

¹⁶He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.

¹⁷Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:

¹⁸Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:

¹⁹That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.

²⁰Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge:

²¹That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee.

²²Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:

²³Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul.

²⁴Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:

²⁵Lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul.

²⁶Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts:

²⁷For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there, that he should take the covering from thy bed?