Proverbs 10:15

10:15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city,

but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

Proverbs 19:7

19:7 All the relatives of a poor person hate him;

how much more do his friends avoid him –

he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.

Job 6:21-23

6:21 For now you have become like these streams that are no help;

you see a terror, and are afraid.

Friends’ Fears

6:22 “Have I ever said, ‘Give me something,

and from your fortune make gifts in my favor’?

6:23 Or ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s power,

and from the hand of tyrants ransom me’?

Job 19:13-14

Job’s Forsaken State

19:13 “He has put my relatives far from me;

my acquaintances only turn away from me.

19:14 My kinsmen have failed me;

my friends have forgotten me.

Job 30:10

30:10 They detest me and maintain their distance;

they do not hesitate to spit in my face.