| No. |
Rich |
Poor |
1 |
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city |
Poverty is the ruin of the poor |
| 2 |
A person's riches may ransom their life |
Poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes |
| 3 |
The rich have many friends |
The poor are shunned even by their neighbors |
| 4 |
A rich man is honored for his wealth |
A poor man is honored for his knowledge |
| 5 |
A rich man does wrong, and he even adds reproaches |
A poor man suffers wrong, and he must add apologies |
| 6 |
When the rich man speaks all are silent, and they extol to the clouds what he says |
When the poor man speaks they say, "Who is this fellow?" And should he stumble, they even push him down |
| 7 |
Riches are good if they are free from sin |
Poverty is evil in the opinion of the ungodly |
