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Proverbs 22:16

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

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine)
Qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas, dabit ipse ditiori, et egebit.
Septuagint (Swete)
ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα πολλὰ ποιεῖ τὰ ἑαυτοῦ· δίδωσιν δὲ πλουσίῳ ἐπ᾽ ἐλάσσονι.
Hebrew (WLC)
עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ לְמַחְסֽוֹר