Because of my sickness,\par my friends and neighbors\par will not visit me.\par My family will not come near me.\par
Proverbs 19:7 - Easy To Read Version If a person is poor, then even his family is against him. And all of his friends turn away from him. That poor person can beg them for help. But they will not go near him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 Moreover, even his friends have withdrawn far from him.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. |
Because of my sickness,\par my friends and neighbors\par will not visit me.\par My family will not come near me.\par
My enemies say bad things about me.\par They are spreading lies and rumors. {\cf2\super [231]} \par They talk about me all the time.\par
And Lord, you forced all my friends\par and loved ones to leave me.\par Only darkness stayed to be with me.\par
My friends have left me.\par They all avoid me like a person\par no one wants to touch.\par I am locked in the house\par and I can’t go out.\par
A poor person has no friends, not even his neighbor. But rich people have many friends.
A poor person will beg for help, but a rich person is rude when he answers.
If a person is rich, then his wealth will bring him many friends. But if a person is poor, all his friends will leave him.
If a person refuses to help poor people, then there will be no help for him when he needs it.
Don’t forget your friends and your father’s friends. And if you have trouble, don’t go far away to your brother’s house for help. It is better to ask a neighbor that is near you than to go far away to your brother.
But you show no respect to the poor man. And you know that the rich people are the people who always try to control your lives. And they are the people who take you to court.