- Because:
- "Behold,¹ I knowª° your thoughts,ª and the devicesª [which] ye wrongfully imagineª° against¹ me. ... For¹ ye say,ª° Where¹ [is] the houseª of the prince?ª and where¹ [are] the dwellingª placesª of the wicked?ª" {Job 21:27-28} + "For¹ thou hast taken a pledgeª° from thy brotherª for nought,ª and strippedª° the nakedª of their clothing.ª" {Job 22:6} + "[Some] removeª° the landmarks;ª they violently take awayª° flocks,ª and feedª° [thereof]. ... Menª groanª° from out of the city,ª¹ and the soulª of the woundedª crieth out:ª° yet Godª layethª° not¹ follyª [to them]." {Job 24:2-12} + "If¹ I did despiseª° the causeª of my manservantª or of my maidservant,ª when they contended²¹ with¹ me; ... [Then] let mine armª fallª° from my shoulder blade,ª¹ and mine armª be brokenª° from the bone.ª¹" {Job 31:13-22} + "If¹ my landª cryª° against¹ me, or that the furrowsª likewiseª thereof complain;ª° ... If¹ I have eatenª° the fruitsª thereof without¹ money,ª or have caused the ownersª thereof to loseª° their life:ª" {Job 31:38-39} + "By reason of the multitudeª¹ of oppressionsª they make [the oppressed] to cry:ª° they cry outª° by reason of the armª¹ of the mighty.ª" {Job 35:9} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you. ... And they said,ª° Thou hast not¹ defraudedª° us, nor¹ oppressedª° us, neither¹ hast thou takenª° oughtª of any man's² hand.ª¹¹" {1Sm 12:3-4} + "To judgeª° the fatherlessª and the oppressed,ª that the manª of¹ the earthª may no¹ moreª°¹ oppress.ª°" {Psa 10:18} + "For the oppressionª¹ of the poor,ª for the sighingª¹ of the needy,ª now¹ will I arise,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª I will setª° [him] in safetyª [from him that] puffethª° at him." {Psa 12:5} + "He that oppressethª° the poorª reproachethª° his Maker:ª° but he that honourethª° him hath mercyª° on the poor.ª" {Prv 14:31} + "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} + "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} + "If¹ thou seestª° the oppressionª of the poor,ª° and violent² perverting¹ of judgmentª and justiceª in a province,ª marvelª° not¹ at¹ the matter:ª for¹ [he that is] higherª than¹¹ the highestª regardeth;ª° and [there be] higherª than¹ they.²" {Ecc 5:8} + "The peopleª of the landª have used¹ oppression,ª²° and exercisedª° robbery,ª and have vexedª° the poorª and needy:ª yea, they have oppressedª° the strangerª wrongfully.ª¹" {Ezk 22:29} + "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° ... And ye shall go outª° at the breaches,ª everyª [cow at that which is] before¹ her; and ye shall castª° [them] into the palace,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:1-3} + "Butª yeª have despisedª° the¹ poor.ª Do²° notª rich menª oppressª° you,ª andª drawª²° youª beforeª the judgment seats?ª" {Jms 2:6} + "Forª he shall have judgmentª without mercy,ª that hath shewedª° noª mercy;ª andª mercyª rejoiceth againstª° judgment.ª" {Jms 2:13} + "Behold,ª° the¹ hireª of the¹ labourersª who² have reaped downª° yourª fields,ª which² is ofª youª kept back by fraud,ª° crieth:ª° andª the¹ cries²¹ of them which have reapedª° are enteredª° intoª the¹ earsª of the Lordª of sabaoth.ª" {Jms 5:4}
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