13 He won’t accept any person against a poor man. He will listen to the prayer of him who is wronged. (WEB) 14 He will in no way despise the supplication of the fatherless or the widow, when she pours out her tale. (WEB) 15 Don’t the tears of the widow run down her cheek? Isn’t her cry against him who has caused them to fall? (WEB)
Sirach 35:13–15
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Psalms 102:16–18
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Sirach 4:3–5
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Job 34:27–29
27 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. 28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted. 29 But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet…
Job 22:8–10
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Job 31:15–17
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Job 35:12–14
12 There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it. 14 How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you m…
Sirach 21:4–6
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Baruch 6:37–39
37 They can’t restore a blind man to his sight, or deliver anyone who is in distress. (WEB) 38 They can show no mercy to the widow, or do good to the fatherless. (WEB) 39 They are like the stones that are cut out of the mountain, these gods of wood that are overlaid with gold and w… (WEB)
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