15
Every creature loves its like, and every person the neighbor.
16
All living beings associate with their own kind, and people stick close to those like themselves.
17
What does a wolf have in common with a lamb? No more has a sinner with the devout.
18
What peace is there between a hyena and a dog? And what peace between the rich and the poor?
19
Wild asses in the wilderness are the prey of lions; likewise the poor are feeding grounds for the rich.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.