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15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.(A)

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15 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

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20 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.(A)

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20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    but the rich has many friends.

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23 The poor use entreaties,
    but the rich answer roughly.(A)

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23 The poor use entreaties,
    but the rich answer roughly.

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19 Better the poor walking in integrity
    than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)

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19 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
    than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.

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Wealth brings many friends,
    but the poor are left friendless.(A)

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Wealth brings many new friends,
    but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

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If the poor are hated even by their kin,
    how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 19.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain

All a poor man’s brothers hate him;
    how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:7 Heb uncertain

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
    and will be repaid in full.(A)

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17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he will repay him for his deed.

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22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
    and it is better to be poor than a liar.

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22 What is desired in a man is loyalty,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.

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13 If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
    you will cry out and not be heard.(A)

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13 He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself cry out and not be heard.

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The rich and the poor have this in common:
    the Lord is the maker of them all.

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The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is the maker of them all.

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

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The rich rules over the poor,
    and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

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16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself,
    and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

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16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
    or gives to the rich, will only come to want.

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