⁷ All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!

¹¹ My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.

⁴ Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

²³ `With' supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

¹⁷ and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him?

¹⁸ My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

¹⁵ and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

¹⁶ and any one of you may say to them, `Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and be filled,' and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what `is' the profit?

⁶ and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

³⁸ and he cried out, saying, `Jesus, Son of David, deal kindly with me;'

³⁹ and those going before were rebuking him, that he might be silent, but he was much more crying out, `Son of David, deal kindly with me.'

⁴⁰ And Jesus having stood, commanded him to be brought unto him, and he having come nigh, he questioned him,

¹⁵ and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

¹⁶ And I said, `Better `is' wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

¹³ Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

²⁰ Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich `are' many.

¹⁸ Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance `is' the place of darkness!

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up -- I go not forth.