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11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
    and like a high wall protecting him.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 18:11 Or in his imagination

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 man’s gift makes room for him
    and brings him before great men.

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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 The poor use entreaties,
    but the rich answer roughly.

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

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