there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues ar
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safet
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and th
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secret
They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his f
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs i
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.