Other translations
American Standard Version
The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The poor man speaks humbly and the rich man speaks hard things.
Darby Bible Translation
He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The poor useth entreaties: but the rich answereth roughly.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
God's Word
A poor person is timid when begging, but a rich person is blunt when replying.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The poor man pleads, but the rich one answers roughly.
International Standard Version
The poor person pleads for mercy, but the wealthy man responds harshly.
NET Bible
A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.
New American Standard Bible
The poor man utters supplications, But the rich man answers roughly.
New International Version
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
New Living Translation
The poor plead for mercy; the rich answer with insults.
Webster's Bible Translation
The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
The World English Bible
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
EasyEnglish Bible
A poor person has to ask for help. But a rich person can insult people.
Young‘s Literal Translation
[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
New Life Version
The poor man asks for loving-kindness, but the rich man is hard in his answers.
The Voice Bible
The poor plead for help, but the rich respond harshly.
Living Bible
The poor man pleads, and the rich man answers with insults.
New Catholic Bible
A poor man uses language of entreaty, but the rich man replies with insults.
Legacy Standard Bible
The poor man speaks supplications, But the rich man answers with strong words.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The poor uses intreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
Christian Standard Bible
The poor person pleads, but the rich one answers roughly.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The poor man uses entreaties, but the rich answers roughly.
New Century Version
The poor beg for mercy, but the rich give rude answers.
The Message
The poor speak in soft supplications; the rich bark out answers.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
Good News Translation®
When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.
Wycliffe Bible
A poor man shall speak with beseechings, (or with pleadings); and a rich man shall speak sternly.
Contemporary English Version
The poor must beg for help, but the rich can give a harsh reply.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
Common English Bible © 2011
The poor plead for help, but the wealthy answer harshly.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The poor man pleads, But the rich man answers roughly.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The poor implore, but the rich answer harshly.
New American Standard Bible
A poor person utters pleadings, But a rich person answers defiantly.
The Expanded Bible
The poor beg for mercy, but the rich give ·rude [harsh] answers.
Tree of Life Version
The poor request favor, but the rich answer harshly.
Revised Standard Version
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
New International Reader's Version
Poor people beg for mercy. But rich people answer in a mean way.
BRG Bible
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Complete Jewish Bible
The poor man speaks beseechingly, the rich man’s answer is blunt.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The poor useth entreaties, but the oisher answereth roughly.
Names of God Bible
A poor person is timid when begging, but a rich person is blunt when replying.
Modern English Version
The poor man uses entreaties, but the rich man answers roughly.
Easy-to-Read Version
The poor are polite when they beg for help. The rich are rude with their answer.
International Children’s Bible
Poor people beg for mercy. Rich people give rude answers.
Lexham English Bible
The poor may speak entreaties, but the rich will answer roughly.
New International Version - UK
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.