4 Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away.
4 (A)Wealth brings many new friends, (B)but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
6 Many seek favors from a ruler; everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,[a] and everyone is a friend to a man who gives (A)gifts.
17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you!
17 (A)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he (B)will repay him for his (C)deed.
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