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

^20 (A)The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But ^[a]the rich has many ^(B)friends.

²³ The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers ^(A)roughly.

² The ^(A)rich and the poor have this in common,
The ^(B)Lord is the maker of them all.