He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth{H8686)} her ear;

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.