21 The bread of the needy is the life of the poor; whoever deprives them of it is a man of blood.

²² To take away a neighbor’s living is to murder him; to deprive an employee of his wages is to shed blood.

— Sirach 34:21,22, rsv

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Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’

Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.

Jeremiah 7:5-7
For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor, if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin, then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

Isaiah 33:14-15
Sinners in Zion are terrified;
Trembling has seized the godless.
“Who among us can live with the consuming fire?
Who among us can live with continual burning?”
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Psalm 72:4
Verse Concepts
May he vindicate the afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor.

Isaiah 10:1-3
Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,
So as to deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the orphans.
Now what will you do in the day of punishment,
And in the devastation which will come from afar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your wealth?