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Proverbs 22:2

New International Reader's Version

The Lord made rich people and poor people. That’s what they have in common.

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Didn’t he who made me make my servants also? Didn’t the same God form us inside our mothers?

He doesn’t favor princes. He treats rich people and poor people the same. His hands created all of them.

Anyone who crushes poor people makes fun of their Maker. But anyone who is kind to those in need honors God.

The Lord gives sight to the eyes of poor people and those who treat others badly. That’s what they both have in common.

The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”

The Lord makes people poor. He also makes people rich. He brings people down. He also lifts people up.