¹⁵ The ^(A)rich person’s wealth is his ^[a]fortress,
The ^(B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

²⁰ The ^(A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

²³ A ^(A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a ^(B)rich person ^(C)answers defiantly.

19 ^(A)Better is a poor person who ^(B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in ^[a]speech and is a fool.

^4 (A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor person is separated from his friend.