Graphic Bible · Scene 13 of 31

An older man offers an empty palm while another turns away with a hand near his ear.
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Proverbs 21:13

A Closed Ear and an Unanswered Cry

Justice, Desire, and the Prepared Horse · Proverbs 21

Story guide: A turned-away listener gives way to a solitary adult calling across an empty court, keeping the reciprocal warning visible.

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13Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also call out and not be answered.

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