^15 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

^20 (A)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    ^(B)but the rich has many friends.

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

19 ^(A)Better is a poor person who ^(B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

^4 (A)Wealth brings many new friends,
    ^(B)but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

^7 (A)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
    ^(B)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.^[a]

^17 (A)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he ^(B)will repay him for his ^(C)deed.

²² What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.

^13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself call out and not be answered.

^2 (A)The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is ^(B)the Maker of them all.