¹⁵ The ^(A)rich person’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 person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

²³ A ^(A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a ^(B)rich person ^(C)answers defiantly.

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

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

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