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16. He that op∣presseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
16. There are some men have such a mixture of ill qualities; that at the same time they will take from the poor to inrich themselves,
though it be by violence or fraud; and give to the rich and powerfull to wink at their oppressions: But all in vain, for such practices shall certainly bring them to beg∣gary. See Arg. [e]