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

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Riches increase one’s friends,
    but the poor lose their friends.

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Many seek a ruler’s favor,(A)
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

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Many seek favor from rulers;
    everyone befriends a gift giver.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 19:17 Lit to him

17 Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the Lord,
    and the Lord will fully repay them.

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