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The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened.
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American Standard Version
The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
Christian Standard Bible
Riches are a ransom for a person’s life, but a poor person hears no threat.
English Standard Version
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat.
King James Version
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
New American Standard Bible
The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.
New International Version
A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
New King James Version
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke.
World English Bible
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.