וַיֹּשַׁע מֵחֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶם וּמִיַּד חָזָק אֶבְיוֹן: וַתְּהִי לַדַּל תִּקְוָה וְעֹלָתָה קָפְצָה פִּיהָ:
But God saves the needy from the sword of their mouth, from the clutches of the strong. So there is hope for the wretched; the mouth of wrongdoing is stopped.
[JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. How does this text portray the relationship between the poor and others? Between the poor and God?
2. Is this text true? Why?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)