Welcome To Proverbs Club. Persecuting The Poor. Proverbs 28:3 (NIV). 3) A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. Proverbs Club Commentary. Text is ambiguous as to this being a poor person or a ruler! A Fool who afflicts the poor delivers only disappointment. https://pc1.tiny.us/yj5shcdh #ruler #oppresses #poor #driving #rain #leaves #no #crops