- Did not he:
- "[How much less to him] that¹ acceptethª° not¹ the personsª of princes,ª nor¹ regardethª° the richª more thanª the poor?ª for¹ they all¹ [are] the workª of his hands.ª" {Job 34:19} + "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} + "He that oppressethª° the poorª reproachethª° his Maker:ª° but he that honourethª° him hath mercyª° on the poor.ª" {Prv 14:31} + "The richª and poorª° meet together:ª° the LORDª [is] the makerª° of them all.¹" {Prv 22:2} + "[Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹" {Isa 58:7} + "Have we not¹ all¹ oneª father?ª hath not¹ oneª Godª createdª° us? why¹ do we deal treacherouslyª° every manª against his brother,ª by profaningª° the covenantª of our fathers?ª" {Mal 2:10}
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