Proverbs 28:3-5

New King James Version

³^(A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain ^[a]which leaves no food.

⁴^(B)Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
^(C)But such as keep the law contend with them.

⁵^(D)Evil men do not understand justice,
But ^(E)those who seek the Lord understand all.

Proverbs 28:3-5

New International Version

³A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁴Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but those who heed it resist them.

⁵Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

New King James Version (NKJV)

New International Version (NIV)