You shall not harden your heart nor close your hand to the poor in their need. When you give to the poor, give freely and not with ill will; for the Lord, your God, will bless you for this in all your works and undertakings. The poor will never be lacking in the land; that is why I command you to open your hand to your poor.

You shall not harden your heart nor close your hand to the poor in their need. When you give to the poor, give freely and not with ill will; for the Lord, your God, will bless you for this in all your works and undertakings. The poor will never be lacking in the land; that is why I command you to open your hand to your poor.

Defend the lowly and the fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the lowly and the poor, from the hand of the wicked deliver them. Those who are just have a care for the rights of the poor; those who are wicked have no such concern.
We the people by the people that means WE ARE the government no?