¹⁵ The ^(A)rich man’s wealth is his ^[a]fortress,
The ^(B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

²⁰ The ^(A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

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

²³ The ^(A)poor man utters supplications,
But the ^(B)rich man ^(C)answers roughly.

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.

¹⁶ He ^(A)who oppresses the poor to make ^[a]more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, ^(B)will only come to poverty.

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

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