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If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.
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Verse 8. Him. An appeal may be made to the king or to God. Reges in ipsos imperium est Jovis. Hor. iii. ode 1.—Hebrew “the king serves, (Mont.) or is served by the field.” Prot. Bible.—All have a mutual dependence on each other, and thus the vanity of men and the order of Providence appear. Calmet.
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