The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 19:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All the brothers of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him? He pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All the brothers of a poor man detest him–how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but they are gone. American Standard Version (1901) All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone. Common English Bible All the relatives of the poor hate them; even more, their friends stay far from them. When they pursue them with words, they aren’t there. Catholic Public Domain Version The brothers of the poor man hate him. Moreover, even his friends have withdrawn far from him. Whoever pursues only words shall have nothing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing. |
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
A poor person is hated even by his neighbour, but there are many who love the rich.
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself also call out and not be answered.
Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
Yet you have dishonoured the poor. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into court?