The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lightens both their eyes.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lightens both their eyes.
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD enlighteneth both their eyes.
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
The poor man and the oppressor meet together: the LORD lighteneth the eyes of them both.
The poor and the deceitful man - It is difficult to fix the meaning of תככים techachim, which we here render the deceitful man. The Targum has, "The poor and the man of Little Wealth." The Septuagint, "The usurer and the Debtor." The Vulgate, "The poor and Creditor." Coverdale, "The poor and the Lender." Others, "The poor and the Rich;" "The poor and the Oppressors." I suppose the meaning may be the same as in Proverbs 22:2 (note): "The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all." Where see the note.
Better, The poor and the oppressor. "Usurer," as in the margin expresses the special form of oppression from which the poor suffer most at the hands of the rich. God has made them both and bestows His light equally on both.