But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? |
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? |
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court (courts)? |
But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? |
But you [in contrast] have insulted – humiliated, dishonored and shown your contempt for – the poor. Is it not the rich who domineer over you? Is in not they who drag you into the law courts? |
But as for you, you dishonored the poor man. Do not those who are wealthy exploit, oppress, and dominate you, and they themselves drag you into law-courts? |
And if you behave as I have suggested, it is the poor man that you are insulting. Look around you. Isn’t it the rich who are always trying to rule your lives, isn’t it the rich who drag you into litigation? |
But you, in contrast, have humiliated the poor man. Are not the rich men those who oppress you and drag you to court? |
But 1161 ye 5210 have despised 818 the 3588 poor. 4434 Do not 3756 rich men 4145 oppress 2616 you, 5216 and 2532 draw 1670 you 5209 before 1519 the judgment seats? 2922 |
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