One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

假作富足的，却一无所有；装作穷乏的，却广有财物。

假冒富足的，一无所有；装作穷乏的，多有财物。

假冒富足的，一无所有；装作穷乏的，多有财物。

有人强充富有，其实身无分文；有人假装贫穷，却是腰缠万贯。

有人自充富足，却一无所有；有人假装贫穷，财物却极多。

有人假作富有，却一无所有；有人假作贫穷，却多有财物。

假作富足的，卻一無所有；裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。

假冒富足的，一無所有；裝作窮乏的，多有財物。

假冒富足的，一無所有；裝作窮乏的，多有財物。

有人強充富有，其實身無分文；有人假裝貧窮，卻是腰纏萬貫。

有人自充富足，卻一無所有；有人假裝貧窮，財物卻極多。

有的人假裝着富足，卻一無所有；有的人裝作窮乏，卻多有財物。

有人假作富有，卻一無所有；有人假作貧窮，卻多有財物。

有自富而實空虛、有自貧而實豐裕、

有貧者佯為富、有富者佯為貧。

有自顯為富者而一無所有、有自稱為貧者而廣有貲財、

One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Some people pretend to be rich but have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but have great wealth.

Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.

One person pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.

There is one who pretends to be rich but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

One man pretends to be rich but has nothing; another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet[ hath] nothing:[ there is] that maketh himself poor, yet[ hath] great riches.

There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus:‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying,‘ God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless,

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you!

“‘ I know your tribulation and your poverty( but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.