Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:6-7

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Proverbs 19:4

4 Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, but poor people are avoided like a plague.
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Proverbs 19:6-7

6 Lots of people flock around a generous person; everyone's a friend to the philanthropist.
7 When you're down on your luck, even your family avoids you - yes, even your best friends wish you'd get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way - out of sight, out of mind.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.