(ו) רַבִּים יְחַלּוּ פְנֵי נָדִיב וְכָל הָרֵעַ לְאִישׁ מַתָּן:
(ז) כָּל אֲחֵי רָשׁ שְׂנֵאֻהוּ אַף כִּי מְרֵעֵהוּ רָחֲקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ מְרַדֵּף אֲמָרִים לא לוֹ הֵמָּה:
Many court the favor of a great person, and all are the friends of a dispenser of gifts. All the kin of a poor person despise them; how much more is the poor person shunned by their friends! [JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is a “great” person? Why do all court such a person? Why are all friends of a dispenser of gifts?
2. According to this verse, whom is hated. Why?
3. What are our inherent reactions to wealth and poverty? Why? How can we combat them?
1. What is a “great” person? Why do all court such a person? Why are all friends of a dispenser of gifts?
2. According to this verse, whom is hated. Why?
3. What are our inherent reactions to wealth and poverty? Why? How can we combat them?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)