Sirach 13:19-21

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁹Wild asses in the wilderness are the prey of lions;
likewise the poor are feeding-grounds for the rich.
²⁰Humility is an abomination to the proud;
likewise the poor are an abomination to the rich.

²¹When the rich person totters, he is supported by friends,
but when the humble^[a] falls, he is pushed away even by friends.

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Sirach 13:21 Other ancient authorities read poor

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