² The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

¹⁵ Didn't he who made me in the womb make him? Didn't one fashion us in the womb?

³¹ He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him.

¹⁹ Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, Nor regards the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

¹³ The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

²¹ The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."

² For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your assembly, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;

³ and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"

⁴ haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

⁷ Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich: He brings low, he also lifts up.

¹ > Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

² Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

¹⁹ "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

²⁰ A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,