Poor people beg for mercy. But rich people answer in a mean way.

贫穷人说哀求的话；富足人用威吓的话回答。

穷乏人说哀求的话；有钱人却用威吓的话回答。

穷乏人说哀求的话；有钱人却用威吓的话回答。

穷人哀声恳求，富人恶言相向。

穷人乞恩哀求，财主却声色俱厉地回答。

穷人苦苦哀求，富人凶狠回应。

貧窮人說哀求的話；富足人用威嚇的話回答。

窮乏人說哀求的話；有錢人卻用威嚇的話回答。

窮乏人說哀求的話；有錢人卻用威嚇的話回答。

窮人哀聲懇求，富人惡言相向。

窮人乞恩哀求，財主卻聲色俱厲地回答。

窮乏人說懇求的話；富足人聲色俱厲地回答。

窮人苦苦哀求，富人凶狠回應。

貧者懇切以求、富者厲詞以應、

貧者求人、富者驕人。

貧者卑辭以求、富者厲言以答之、

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

The poor plead for mercy; the rich answer with insults.

The poor person pleads, but the rich one answers roughly.

A poor person utters pleadings, But a rich person answers defiantly.

The poor man uses entreaties, But the rich answers roughly.

The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

The poor man pleads, but the rich one answers roughly.

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Would you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes? Would you say,“ Here’s a good seat for you”? Would you say to the poor man,“ You stand there”? Or“ Sit on the floor by my feet”?

Here’s what believers who are in low positions in life should be proud of. They should be proud that God has given them a high position in the kingdom.But rich people should take pride in their low positions. That’s because they will fade away like wild flowers.The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.

Everyone left in your family line will come and bow down to him. They will beg him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread. They will say,“ Please give me a place to serve among the priests. Then I can have food to eat.” ’ ”

The young woman said,‘ Please let me walk behind the workers. Let me pick up the grain that is left.’ She came into the field. She has kept on working here from morning until now. She took only one short rest in the shade.”

Pharaoh said,“ Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don’t even know the Lord. And I won’t let Israel go.”

But you have disrespected poor people. Aren’t rich people taking advantage of you? Aren’t they dragging you into court?

“ Blessed are those who are spiritually needy. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

The wife of a man from the group of the prophets cried out to Elisha. She said,“ My husband is dead. You know how much respect he had for the Lord. But he owed money to someone. And now that person is coming to take my two boys away. They will become his slaves.”Elisha replied to her,“ How can I help you? Tell me. What do you have in your house?”“ I don’t have anything there at all,” she said.“ All I have is a small jar of olive oil.”

Didn’t I make everything by my power? That is how all things were created,” announces the Lord.“ The people I value are not proud. They are sorry for the wrong things they have done. They have great respect for what I say.

Now think it over. See what you can do. Horrible trouble will soon come to our master and his whole family. He’s such an evil man that no one can even talk to him.”

“ The man who is the governor of the land spoke to us in a mean way. He treated us as if we were spying on the land.

As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But he pretended to be a stranger. He spoke to them in a mean way.“ Where do you come from?” he asked.“ From the land of Canaan,” they replied.“ We’ve come to buy food.”

Nabal answered David’s servants,“ Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are running away from their masters these days.