Lexicon :: Strong's H7326 - rûš

And the LORD sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him,

“There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor.

But the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb

Which he had purchased and nourished;

And it grew up together with him and his children.

It ate his food, drank from his cup, it lay in his arms,

And was like a daughter to him.

The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,

But they who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing.

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;

Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.

Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,

But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.

There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;

Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Abundant food is in the fallow (uncultivated) ground of the poor,

But [without protection] it is swept away by injustice.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,

But those who love the rich are many.

Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker,

And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.

The poor man pleads,

But the rich man answers roughly.

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity

Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;

How much more do his friends abandon him!

He pursues them with words, but they are gone.

That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love,

But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.

The rich and poor have a common bond;

The LORD is the Maker of them all.

The rich rules over the poor,

And the borrower is servant to the lender.

A poor man who oppresses and exploits the lowly

Is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity

Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.

He who gives to the poor will never want,

But he who shuts his eyes [from their need] will have many curses.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:

The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].