Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself, and whoever gives to the rich—both come only to want.
In context
14The mouth of women who are not yours is a deep pit; the man Yahweh has cursed falls into it. 15Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself, and whoever gives to the rich—both come only to want. 17Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise, and set your heart on what I know. 18It is a pleasant thing to keep them within you, to have them ready together on your lips.
