Wisdom 2:10
Good News Translation
"We'll oppress the poor, even if they are righteous. We'll show no respect for widows or old people.

New Revised Standard Version
Let us oppress the righteous poor man; let us not spare the widow or regard the gray hairs of the aged.

Contemporary English Version
Abuse the poor and the honest! And do the same to widows and old people.

New American Bible
Let us oppress the righteous poor; let us neither spare the widow nor revere the aged for hair grown white with time.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged.

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Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged.

Wisdom 2:8
Let us crown ourselves with roses, before they be withered: let no meadow escape our riot.

Wisdom 2:9
Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot.

Wisdom 2:11
But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth.

Wisdom 2:12
Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life.

Context
Wisdom 2
9Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot. 10Let us oppress the poor just man, and not spare the widow, nor honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged. 11But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth.…
Cross References
Wisdom 2:8
Let us crown ourselves with roses, before they be withered: let no meadow escape our riot.

Wisdom 2:9
Let none of us go without his part in luxury: let us every where leave tokens of joy: for this is our portion, and this our lot.

Wisdom 2:11
But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth.

Wisdom 2:12
Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life.



(Wisd. of Sol. Solomon W Wis)

Wisdom 2:9
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