My loved ones and my friends stand back from my plague, And my neighbours stand far away.
Proverbs 19:7 - The Scriptures 2009 All the brothers of the poor shall hate him; How much more shall his friends go far from him! He pursues promises – they are gone! 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 Moreover, even his friends have withdrawn far from him.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. |
My loved ones and my friends stand back from my plague, And my neighbours stand far away.
And those seeking my life lay a snare; And those seeking my evil have spoken of destruction, And utter deceit all day long.
You have put loved one and companion far from me, Darkness is my close friend!
You have put away my friends far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut in and do not go out;
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
The poor is hated even by his own neighbour, But the rich has many friends.
Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.
Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go into your brother’s house In the day of your calamity – Better is a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
But you have shown disrespect towards the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?