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

^20 (A)The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But ^[a]the rich has many ^(B)friends.

²³ The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers ^(A)roughly.

^4 (A)Wealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.

^17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

²² What is desired in a man is ^[a]kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.

^13 (A)Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be heard.

² The ^(A)rich and the poor have this in common,
The ^(B)Lord is the maker of them all.