11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(A)

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11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(A)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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16 A person’s gift opens doors[a] for him
and brings him before the great.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:16 Lit gift makes room

16 A gift(A) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

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

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23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

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