General Discussion

3: The rich do wrong and boast of it,

while the poor are wronged and beg forgiveness.

4: As long as the rich can use you they will enslave you,

but when you are down and out they will abandon you.

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Can there be peace between the hyena and the dog?

Or peace between the rich and the poor?

19
Wild donkeys of the desert are lion’s prey;

likewise the poor are feeding grounds for the rich.

22
When the rich speak they have many supporters;

though what they say is repugnant, it wins approval.

When the poor speak people say, “Come, come, speak up!”

though they are talking sense, they get no hearing.

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When the rich speak all are silent,

their wisdom people extol to the clouds.

When the poor speak people say: “Who is that?”

If they stumble, people knock them down