Wealth attracts many friends,(A)
but a poor man is separated from his friend.

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Wealth attracts many friends,
    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)

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Many seek a ruler’s favor,(A)
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

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Many curry favor with a ruler,(A)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

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17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,(A)
and He will give a reward to the lender.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:17 Lit to him

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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