8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
8 A person's riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
8 The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat.
8 The rich can be sued for everything they have, but the poor are free of such threats.
8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches, But the poor does not hear rebuke.
8 The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won't even get threatened.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:8
Commentary on Proverbs 13:8
(Read Proverbs 13:8)
Great riches often tempt to violence against those that possess them; but the poor are free from such perils.