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Proverbs 22:7

Money and wealthPoverty and the vulnerable

5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

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BSB
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
KJV
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
WEB
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
ASV
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
DARBY
The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.
BLB
A rich one rules over the poor, and one borrowing [is] a servant to the man lending.
ÅB
Den rike hersker over de fattige, og låntageren blir långiverens slave.
OTB
De med rikdom har myndighet over de med mindre, og de som låner er i en tjenesteposisjon til sine långivere.
B1930
Den rike hersker over de fattige, og låntageren blir långiverens træl.

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