^4 (A)Wealth brings many new friends,
    ^(B)but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

⁶ Many seek the favor of a generous man,^[a]
    and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ^(A)gifts.
^7 (B)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
    ^(C)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.^[b]

^2 (A)The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is ^(B)the Maker of them all.

^7 (A)The rich rules over the poor,
    and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

^4 (A)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
    ^(B)be discerning enough to desist.
⁵ When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
    ^(C)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
    flying like an eagle toward heaven.

⁷ One who is full loathes ^(A)honey,
    but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

^6 (A)Better is a poor man who ^(B)walks in his integrity
    than a rich man who is ^(C)crooked in his ways.

⁸ Whoever multiplies his wealth ^(A)by interest and profit^{[a]
    (B)}gathers it for him who is ^(C)generous to the poor.

¹¹ A rich man is wise in his ^(A)own eyes,
    but a poor man who has understanding ^(B)will find him out.