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

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Wealth adds many friends,
    but the poor will be left by his 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 will seek favor before the generous,
    and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:6 Hebrew “gift”

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. Proverbs 19:17 Lit to him

17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
    and his benefits he will repay to him.

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