15. Every living thing loves its own kind,and we all love someone like ourselves.
16. Every living being keeps close to its own kind;and people associate with their own kind.
17. Is a wolf ever allied with a lamb?So the sinner with the righteous.
18. 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.
20. Humility is an abomination to the proud;and the poor are an abomination to the rich.
21. When the rich stumble they are supported by friends;when the poor trip they are pushed down by friends.
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.
23. 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.
24. Wealth is good where there is no sin;but poverty is evil by the standards of the proud.
25. The heart changes one’s face,either for good or for evil.
26. The sign of a good heart is a radiant face;withdrawn and perplexed is the toiling schemer.