6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.
6
Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...
7
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.
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