¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
    the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

²⁰ The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
    while the rich have many “friends.”

¹¹ The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
    they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

²³ The poor plead for mercy;
    the rich answer with insults.

² The rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord made them both.