Job 5:15
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
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All my bones shall say, LORD, who {is} like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, {and} the right of the poor.
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save {him} from those that condemn his soul. {those...: Heb. the judges of}
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh {him} families like a flock. {from: or, after}
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: {prepare: or, establish}
Thou hast seen {it}; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite {it} with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. {committeth: Heb. leaveth}
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and {him} that hath no helper.
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set {him} in safety {from him that} puffeth at him. {puffeth...: or, would ensnare him}
Deliver the poor and needy: rid {them} out of the hand of the wicked.
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones {is} as a storm {against} the wall.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, {and} lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. {poor: or, afflicted}
The righteous shall see {it}, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. {weary...: or, cut off while I live}
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who {is} like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. {secretly: Heb. in the secret places}
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.