Proverbs 18:11

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¹¹Rich people trust their wealth like a strong city.
They think it is like the high walls.

Proverbs 18:11

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¹¹
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.

¹⁶Taking gifts to important people
will help get you in to see them.

¹⁶
A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him
And brings him before great men.^(A)

²³The poor beg for mercy,
but the rich give ·rude [harsh] answers.

²³
The poor man pleads,
But the rich man answers roughly.

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