"And if¹ a manª smiteª°¹ his servant,ª or¹¹ his maid,ª with a rod,ª and he dieª° under¹ his hand;ª he shall be surely²° punished.ª°" {Exd 21:20} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª° judgment;ª thou shalt not¹ respectª° persons,ª neither¹ takeª° a gift:ª for¹ a giftª doth blindª° the eyesª of the wise,ª and pervertª° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Deu 16:19} + "Yet now¹ our fleshª [is] as the fleshª of our brethren,ª our childrenª as their children:ª and, lo,¹ we¹ bring into bondageª°¹ our sonsª and our daughtersª to be servants,ª and [some] of our daughtersª¹ areª brought unto bondageª° [already]: neither¹ [is it] in our powerªª [to redeem them]; for other¹ men² have our landsª and vineyards.ª" {Neh 5:5} + "If¹ I did despiseª° the causeª of my manservantª or of my maidservant,ª when they contended²¹ with¹ me; ... Did not¹ he that madeª° me in the wombª makeª° him? and did not oneª fashionª° us in the womb?ª" {Job 31:13-15} + "When¹ he maketh inquisitionª° for blood,ª he rememberethª° them: he forgettethª° not¹ the cryª of the humble.ª°²" {Psa 9:12} + "Thou hast seenª° [it]; for¹ thou¹ beholdestª° mischiefª and spite,ª to requiteª° [it] with thy hand:ª the poorª committethª° himself unto¹ thee; thou¹ art¹ the helperª° of the fatherless.ª" {Psa 10:14} + "To judgeª° the fatherlessª and the oppressed,ª that the manª of¹ the earthª may no¹ moreª°¹ oppress.ª°" {Psa 10:18} + "For¹ he shall deliverª° the needyª when he crieth;ª° the poorª also, and [him] that hath no¹ helper.ª° ... He shall redeemª° their soulª from deceitª¹ and violence:ª¹ and preciousª° shall their bloodª be in his sight.ª" {Psa 72:12-14} + "Robª° not¹ the poor,ª because¹ he¹ [is] poor:ª neither¹ oppressª° the afflictedª in the gate:ª ... For¹ the LORDª will pleadª° their cause,ª and spoilª° the soulª of¹ those that spoiledª° them." {Prv 22:22-23} + "And,ª ye masters,ª doª° the¹ same thingsª untoª them,ª forbearingª° threatening:ª knowingª° thatª yourª² Masterª alsoª isª° inª heaven;ª neitherªª is¹ there²° respect of personsª withª him.ª" {Eph 6:9} + "Masters,ª giveª° unto [your] servantsª that which is justª andª equal;ª knowingª° thatª yeª alsoª haveª° a Masterª inª heaven.ª" {Col 4:1} |
