John Trapp on Proverbs 29:7

Verſ. 7. The righteous conſidereth the cauſe of the poor] The cauſe, not the perſon of the poor, for that is forbidden in the Law, Levit. 19.15. The great muſt not be favoured for their might, nor the mean for their miſery: but Juſtice, Juſtice muſt be done to all, as Moſes hath it, that is, even law and execution of right (as the Oath runs that is given to our Judges) without reſpect of perſons. The cauſe of the poor and needy muſt come into equal ballance with the rich and mighty: leſt hee be trampled on by thoſe fat bulls of Baſan, to his utter undoing. For a poor man in his houſe, is like a Snail in his ſhell, cruſh that, and yee kill him.

But the wicked regardeth not to know it] Unleſſe there were more to bee got by it. Felix had ſoon enough of Pauls defence, becauſe he expected ſome bribe from him, but nothing came. How ill-willing was that unjuſt Judge (Lu[illegible: 1 letter]. 18.) either to take knowledge of, or to take courſe for the relief of the poor Widdow? Aperi burſam, apperiam buccam, ſaith the greedy Lawyer: they that cannot laviſh mony out of the bag, are little welcome to theſe Cr[illegible: 1 letter]menim[illegible: 1 letter]lga, as one calls them, theſe Purſe-ſuckers, that will weigh your gold, but not your cauſe; and if a man put not into their mouths, they even prepare war againſt him, Mich. 3.5.