 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: for the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.  Unto This Last - Page 37by John Ruskin - 2006 - 104 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Joseph Parrish Thompson - Christianity and religious humanism - 1863 - 98 pages
...judgments. How impressive a warning to us is conveyed in this anti-slavery tone of Hebrew prophecy — "Bob not the poor, because he is poor : neither oppress the afflicted in the gate ; for the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them."f Jehovah... | |
 | Charles Simmons - Bible - 1865 - 538 pages
...oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor : neither oppress the afflicted in the gate. — 23: 10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless. Is.... | |
 | William Theodore Wylie - Families - 1865 - 286 pages
...joy remove To the family above : On the wings of angels fly ; Show how true believers die. C. Wesley. ROB not the poor, because he is poor ; neither oppress the afflicted in the gate. 2 King David said to Oman, Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price ; for I will not... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1865 - 976 pages
...certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee ? Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil . . . those that spoiled them. Make no friendship... | |
 | Thomas Brooks - Puritans - 1867 - 520 pages
...and land, to revenge the cruel oppression of his poor people, Exod. iii. 9. Prov. xxii. 22, 23, ' Bob not the poor, because he is poor ; neither oppress the afflicted in the gate : for the Lord will plead their cause.' To rob and oppress the rich is a great sin ; but to rob... | |
 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 508 pages
...words of .truth ; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that .send unto thee? 22Bob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate : a For the LORD -will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 24 Make... | |
 | Ralph Wardlaw - 1869 - 424 pages
...meekness and fear, to every one that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in yon." Verses 22, 23. "Rob not the poor, because he is poor; neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: for the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them."—O the... | |
 | John Ruskin - Economics - 1905 - 736 pages
...profit nothing : but justice delivers from death." Both these passages are notable for their assertions of death as the only real issue and sum of attainment...them." This "robbing the poor because he is poor," is especi ally the mercantile form of theft, consisting in taking ad vantage of a man's necessities in... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1905 - 736 pages
...only so in rare instances. Ordinarily he masks himself — makes himself beautiful — all -glorious; not like the King's daughter, all-glorious within,...afflicted in the place of business. For God shall spoU the soul of those that spoiled them." This " robbing the poor because he is poor," is especially... | |
 | John Bunyan - Allegories - 1905 - 450 pages
...increase his riches, and that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. Therefore he saith again, Rob not the poor because he is poor neither oppress the afflicted in Whether it be lawful for a man to make the best of his own. Proved in negative by 8 reasons. Wise.... | |
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