Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig {a pit} for your friend. {ye overwhelm: Heb. ye cause to fall upon}

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge {asketh} for a reward; and the great {man}, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. {his...: Heb. the mischief of his soul}

In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. {oppression: or, deceit}

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: {landmark: or, bound}

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

Rob not the poor, because he {is} poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make {thy} belly to swell, and {thy} thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. {words: or, matters}

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: {landmark: or, bound}

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: {but} the wicked regardeth not to know {it}.

For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig {a pit} for your friend. {ye overwhelm: Heb. ye cause to fall upon}

When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.

Wisdom {is} too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand {against me} all the day.

For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate {from their right}. {a bribe: or, a ransom}

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.