Bible verse
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 28.
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
6 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
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.
ERV
A needy man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
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