² Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.^(A)

⁷ The rich rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is slave to the lender.

⁸ Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,^(A)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.^(B)

⁹ The generous will themselves be blessed,^(C)
    for they share their food with the poor.^(D)

¹⁶ One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
    and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.