15 The (A)rich person’s wealth is his [a]fortress,The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.
15 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,But those who love the rich are many.
20 (A)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, (B)but the rich has many friends.
11 A (A)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,And like a high wall in his own imagination.
11 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.
23 A (A)poor person utters pleadings,But a (B)rich person (C)answers defiantly.
23 The poor use entreaties, but (A)the rich answer roughly.
2 The rich and the poor [a]have a common bond,The Lord is the (A)Maker of them all.
2 (A)The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is (B)the Maker of them all.
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
7 (A)The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.
16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, (A)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.
6 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.
11 The rich person is (A)wise in his own eyes,But the poor who has understanding [a]sees through him.
11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.
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