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15 The (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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15 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;(A)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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

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20 A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,(A)
but there are many who love the rich.(B)

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

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11 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(A)

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23 The (A)poor man speaks supplications,
But the (B)rich man (C)answers with strong words.

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23 The poor man pleads,(A)
but the rich one answers roughly.(B)

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The rich and the poor meet together in this
Yahweh is the (A)Maker of them all.

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The rich and the poor have this in common:[a]
the Lord made them both.[b](A)

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  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit poor meet
  2. Proverbs 22:2 Lit all

The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is the slave of the lender.

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.(A)

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

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit two ways

Better a poor man who lives with integrity(A)
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit who twists two ways

11 The rich man is (A)wise in his own eyes,
But the lowly who understands [a]searches him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him

11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

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