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Proverbs 21:13

“Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.”

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¹¹When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

¹²The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹³Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

¹⁴A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

¹⁵Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

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