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The rich person’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
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American Standard Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Christian Standard Bible
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
English Standard Version
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
King James Version
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
New International Version
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
New King James Version
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
New Living Translation
The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
World English Bible
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.