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Proverbs 17:5

Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished
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King James Version

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

English Standard Version

Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

New International Version

He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.