6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
6
Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
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The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.