(A)The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is (B)the Maker of them all.

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Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)

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15 Did (A)not he who made me in the womb make him?
    And did not one fashion us in the womb?

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15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?(A)
    Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?(B)

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(A)The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
    (B)he brings low and he exalts.

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)

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31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (A)insults his (B)Maker,
    (C)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

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31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.(B)

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13 The poor man and the oppressor (A)meet together;
    the Lord (B)gives light to the eyes of both.

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13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
    The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.(A)

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For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” (A)while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become (B)judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers, (C)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (D)rich in faith and heirs of (E)the kingdom, (F)which he has promised to those who love him?

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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges(A) with evil thoughts?

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(B) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(C) to be rich in faith(D) and to inherit the kingdom(E) he promised those who love him?(F)

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19 who (A)shows no partiality to princes,
    nor regards the rich (B)more than the poor,
    for (C)they are all the work of his hands?

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19 who shows no partiality(A) to princes
    and does not favor the rich over the poor,(B)
    for they are all the work of his hands?(C)

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21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

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21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”

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Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah.

49 (B)Hear this, all peoples!
    Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
(C)both low and high,
    rich and poor together!

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Psalm 49[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

Hear(A) this, all you peoples;(B)
    listen, all who live in this world,(C)
both low and high,(D)
    rich and poor alike:

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:1 In Hebrew texts 49:1-20 is numbered 49:2-21.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate (C)was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,

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The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(A) 20 At his gate was laid a beggar(B) named Lazarus, covered with sores

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