KJV:
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
NASB:
A rich man's wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.
KJV:
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
NASB:
The poor man utters supplications, But the rich man answers roughly.
KJV:
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
NASB:
The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.
KJV:
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
NASB:
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.
KJV:
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
NASB:
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
KJV:
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
NASB:
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
KJV:
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
NASB:
The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding sees through him.
KJV:
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
NASB:
The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
KJV:
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
NASB:
folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.
KJV:
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
NASB:
Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.