⁴ Wealth brings many friends,
    but the poor are left friendless.^(A)

⁶ Many seek the favor of the generous,
    and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.^(A)
7 If the poor are hated even by their kin,
    how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there.^[a](B)

² The rich and the poor have this in common:
    the Lord is the maker of them all.

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

⁴ Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
    be wise enough to desist.^(A)
5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,
    for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
    flying like an eagle toward heaven.