6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
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Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
7 All the relatives of the poor shun him: How much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
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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.