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

^6 (A)Many will seek the favor of a ^[a]generous person,
And every person is a friend to ^(B)him who gives gifts.
⁷ All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
How much more do his ^(C)friends abandon him!
He ^(D)pursues them with words, but they are ^[b]gone.

² The rich and the poor ^[a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the ^(A)Maker of them all.

⁷ The ^(A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

⁷ A satisfied ^[a]person ^[b]despises honey,
But to a hungry ^[c]person any bitter thing is sweet.

^6 (A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is ^[a]crooked, though he is rich.

⁸ One who increases his wealth by ^[a](A)interest of any kind,
Collects it ^(B)for one who is gracious to the poor.

¹¹ The rich person is ^(A)wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding ^[a]sees through him.