Ecclesiasticus 13:23
“When a rich man speaketh, euery man holdeth his tongue, and looke what hee sayeth, they extoll it to the clouds: but if the poore man speake, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will helpe to ouerthrowe him.”
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Ecclesiasticus 13:23 Context
21A rich man beginning to fall, is held vp of his friends: but a poore man being downe, is thrust also away by his friends. 22When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men iustifie him: the poore man slipt, and yet they rebuked him too: he spake wisely, and could haue no place. 23When a rich man speaketh, euery man holdeth his tongue, and looke what hee sayeth, they extoll it to the clouds: but if the poore man speake, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will helpe to ouerthrowe him. 24Riches are good vnto him that hath no sinne, and pouerty is euill in the mouth of the vngodly. 25The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or euill: and a merry heart maketh a cheerefull countenance.
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When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.
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