⁴ They thrust the needy^(A) from the path
    and force all the poor^(B) of the land into hiding.^(C)

¹⁴ When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up,
    kills^(A) the poor and needy,^(B)
    and in the night steals forth like a thief.^(C)

⁹ “People cry out^(A) under a load of oppression;^(B)
    they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.^(C)

³¹ Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,^(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.^(B)

²⁸ When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;^(A)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

⁴ Hear this, you who trample the needy
    and do away with the poor^(A) of the land,^(B)