⁴ Wealth attracts many friends,^(A)
but a poor person is separated from his friend.

⁶ Many seek a ruler’s favor,^(A)
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.^(B)

⁷ All the brothers of a poor person hate him;^(C)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,^(D)
but they are not there.^[a]

² Rich and poor have this in common:^[a]
the Lord makes them all.^(A)

⁷ The rich rule over the poor,^(A)
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.^(B)