11 A (A)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

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11 The wealth of the rich is their strong city;
    in their imagination it is like a high wall.(A)

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11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(A)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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16 A person’s (A)gift makes room for him
And brings him before great people.

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16 A gift opens doors;
    it gives access to the great.(A)

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16 A gift(A) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

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23 A (A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a (B)rich person (C)answers defiantly.

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

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

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