World English Bible
"The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly."
— Proverbs 18:23, World English Bible
“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”
“The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly. ”
“A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.”
“The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.”
“The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.”
“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”
A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.