KJV ORIGINAL
Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You shouldn't have walked through the gates of my people when disaster hit them. You shouldn't have stood there watching their pain when everything was falling apart, and you definitely shouldn't have grabbed their stuff while they were down.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Don't kick people when they're already down — that's not it.
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