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{Proverbs 28:16} The prince 5057 that wanteth 2638 understanding 8394 [is] also a great 7227 oppressor: 4642 [but] he that hateth 8130 z8802 covetousness 1215 shall prolong 748 z8686 [his] days. 3117
prince:
"And the young menª that¹ were grown upª° with¹ him spakeª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ shalt thou speakª° unto this¹ peopleª that¹ spakeª° unto¹ thee, saying,ª° Thy fatherª made²°¹ our yokeª heavy,ª° but make thou¹ [it] lighterª° unto¹¹ us; thus¹ shalt thou sayª° unto¹ them, My littleª [finger] shall be thickerª° than my father'sª loins.ª¹" {1Kg 12:10} + "And spakeª° to¹ them after the counselª of the young men,ª saying,ª° My fatherª made²°¹ your yokeª heavy,ª° and I¹ will addª° to¹ your yoke:ª my fatherª [also] chastisedª° you with whips,ª but I¹ will chastiseª° you with scorpions.ª" {1Kg 12:14} + "But the formerª governorsª that¹ [had been] beforeª me were chargeableª° unto¹ the people,ª and had takenª° of¹ them breadª and wine,ª besideª fortyª shekelsª of silver;ª yea,¹ even² their servantsª bare ruleª° over¹ the people:ª but so¹ didª° not¹ I,¹ becauseª¹ of the fearª of God.ª" {Neh 5:15} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª°" {Ecc 4:1} + "[As for] my people,ª children²°¹ [are] their oppressors,ª° and womenª ruleª° over them. O my people,ª they which leadª° thee cause [thee] to err,ª° and destroyª° the wayª of thy paths.ª" {Isa 3:12} + "Hearª° this¹ word,ª ye kineª of Bashan,ª that¹ [are] in the mountainª of Samaria,ª which oppressª° the poor,ª which crushª° the needy,ª which sayª° to their masters,ª Bring,ª° and let us drink.ª°" {Ams 4:1}
he that:
"Moreover thou¹ shalt provideª° out of all¹¹ the peopleª ableª men,²¹ such as fearª God,ª men²¹ of truth,ª hatingª° covetousness;ª and placeª° [such] over¹ them, [to be] rulersª of thousands,ª [and] rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens:ª" {Exd 18:21} + "He that walkethª° righteously,ª and speakethª° uprightly;ª he that despisethª° the gainª of oppressions,ª that shakethª° his handsª from holdingª°¹ of bribes,ª that stoppethª° his earsª from hearingª°¹ of blood,ª and shuttethª° his eyesª from seeingª°¹ evil;ª ... He¹ shall dwellª° on high:ª his place of defenceª [shall be] the munitionsª of rocks:ª breadª shall be givenª° him; his watersª [shall be] sure.ª°" {Isa 33:15-16} + "Shalt thou reign,ª° because¹ thou¹ closestª° [thyself] in cedar?ª did not¹ thy fatherª eatª° and drink,ª° and doª° judgmentª and justice,ª [and] then¹ [it was] wellª with him? ... But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:15-17}

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