Proverbs 14:20
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Esther 3:2
All the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate [in royal service] bowed down and honored and paid homage to Haman; for this is what the king had commanded in regard to him. But Mordecai [a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin] neither bowed down nor paid homage [to him].
Esther 5:10-11
Nevertheless, Haman controlled himself and went home. There he sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh.
Job 6:21-23
“Indeed, you have now become like a dried-up stream,
You see a terror [believing me to be a victim of the wrath of God] and are afraid [to be compassionate].
Job 19:13-14
“He has put my brothers far from me,
And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
Job 30:10
“They hate me, they stand aloof from me,
And do not refrain from spitting in my face.
Proverbs 10:15
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress;
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man,
And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
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Poor
The rich man’s wealth is his fortress;
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are gone.
“Indeed, you have now become like a dried-up stream,
You see a terror [believing me to be a victim of the wrath of God] and are afraid [to be compassionate].
“He has put my brothers far from me,
And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
“They hate me, they stand aloof from me,
And do not refrain from spitting in my face.
But
Wealth makes many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.