Proverbs 22:20-22

Christian Standard Bible

²⁰Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings^[a]
about counsel and knowledge,
²¹in order to teach you true and reliable words,
so that you may give a dependable report^[b]^(A)
to those who sent you?^(B)

²²Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed^(C) at the city gate,^(D)

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Footnotes

22:20 Text emended; one Hb tradition reads you previously; alt Hb tradition reads you excellent things; LXX, Syr, Vg read you three times
22:21 Lit give dependable words

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