One person pretends to be rich but has nothing;(A)
another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.(B)

Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,(C)
but a poor person hears no threat.

The light of the righteous shines brightly,(D)
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.(E)

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