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

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

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

19 Better a poor man who lives with integrity^(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

⁴ Wealth attracts many friends,^(A)
but a poor man is separated from his friend.

⁷ All the brothers of a poor man hate him;^(A)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,^(B)
but they are not there.^[a]

¹⁷ Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,^(A)
and He will give a reward to the lender.^[a](B)

²² What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.^(A)

¹³ The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.^(A)

² The rich and the poor have this in common:^[a]
the Lord made them both.^[b](A)