“And you accept the persons of sinners: judge for the needy and the orphan, do justice to the lowly and the poor: rescue the poor and the needy, and the rest. When a case comes to you, you do not consider the cause, you do not consider the judgment, but the persons of those who have the cases. For instance, if a poor m…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 14, on Psalm 81
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2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
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1God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
— Psalms 82:2 —
3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.