Proverbs 18:23

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²³The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.^(A)

Proverbs 18:23

New International Version

²³The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.

⁶But you have dishonored the poor person. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into the courts?^(A)

⁶But you have dishonored the poor.^(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?^(B)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

New International Version (NIV)