15 mAll fleshm loveth nits kindn,

oAnd every man his likeo.

16 pAll flesh consorteth according to its kindp,

And with his kind man qassociatethq.

17 rWhat associationr can wolf have with lamb?

sEven so is the ungodly that consorteth with the righteouss.

18 tWhat peacet can the hyena have with the dog?

uOr whatu peace rich with poor?

19 vFoodv for the lion are the wild asses of the desert:

Even so the pasture of the rich are the poor.

HA 20 wAn abomination xto pridex is humility;

Even so an abomination to the rich are the poor.

(i) 13:21–23. The world’s treatment of rich and poor—a contrast

(= 1 + 2 + 2 distichs).