Proverbs 22:16

Hebrew	עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ לְמַחְסֽוֹר
ESV	Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
NIV	He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty.
NLT	A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
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KJV	He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

^{Proverbs 22:15 ← Proverbs 22:16 → Proverbs 22:17}

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