Even because you attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.

But you have sent widows away empty, and have afflicted orphans.

They have snatched the fatherless from the breast, and have afflicted the outcast.

For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.

Remove not the ancient landmarks, and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless;

for the Lord is their redeemer; He is mighty, and will plead their cause with you.

They have transgressed [the rule of] judgment; they have not judged the cause of the orphan, nor have they judged the cause of the widow.

In you they have reviled father and mother; and in you they have behaved unjustly toward the stranger; they have oppressed the orphan and widow.

They meditated troubles, and wrought wickedness on their beds, and they put it in execution with the daylight; for they have not lifted up their hands to God.

And they desired fields, and plundered orphans, and oppressed families, and spoiled a man and his house, even a man and his inheritance.

They prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a [reward], and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul;