Zhēnyán 19:4

4 Cáiwù shǐ péngyou zēng duō . dàn qióngrén péngyou yuǎn lí .

Zhēnyán 19:4 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 19:4

Wealth maketh many friends
Or "adds" ^F6; it increases the number of them: so the poet ^F7, "donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos"; and to this agrees what the wise man says, ( Proverbs 14:20 ) ; but the poor is separated from his neighbour;
or "friend" ^F8; he will not visit him as he did in his prosperity, nor suffer him to come into his house or company, or come near him; he is separated from his affection, friendship, and presence: so another poet ^F9,

``if thou art rich, thou wilt have many friends; but, if poor, few.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (Pyoy) . "addit", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F7 Ovid.
F8 (wherm) "ab amico sua", Pagninus, Montanus, Baynus, Junius & Tremeliius, Piscator, Michaelis; "a sodali sua", Schultens.
F9 Theognis.

Zhēnyán 19:4 In-Context

2 Xīn wúzhīzhì de , nǎi wèi bù shàn . jiǎobù jí kuaì de nánmiǎn fàn zuì .

3 Rén de yúmeì , qīng baì tāde dào . tāde xīn yĕ bào yuàn Yēhéhuá .

4 Cáiwù shǐ péngyou zēng duō . dàn qióngrén péngyou yuǎn lí .

5 Zuò jiǎ jiànzhèng de , bì bù miǎn shòu fá . tǔ chū huǎng yán de , zhōng bùnéng taótuō .

6 Hǎo shī sǎn de , yǒu duō rén qiú tāde ēn qíng . aì sòng lǐ de , rén dōu wèi tāde péngyou .