15. All living creatures love what is like them,and all people their neighbors.
16. All beings gather togetherwith their own kind,and people cling to thosewho are like them.
17. What does a wolf have in commonwith a lamb?So sinners have nothing in commonwith the godly.
18. What peace is therebetween a hyena and a dog?And what peace is therebetween the rich and the poor?
19. Wild asses in the desert are prey for lions;so the poor are feeding groundsfor the rich.
20. The arrogant detest humility;so the rich detest the poor.
21. When rich people stumble,they are supported by friends.But when the humble fall,their own friends push them away.
22. When the rich slip,their helpers are many;they speak things that shouldn’t be spoken, and people justify them.The humble slip,and people criticize them as well;they utter something sensible,and no one pays attention.
23. The rich speak, and everyone is silent,and what they say is praisedto the heavens.The poor speak, and they say,"Who is this?"And if the poor stumble,others push them down all the more.