Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 13:22

πλουσίου σφαλέντος πολλοὶ ἀντιλήπτορες, ἐλάλησεν ἀπόρρητα καὶ ἐδικαίωσαν αὐτόν. ταπεινὸς ἔσφαλε καὶ προσεπετίμησαν αὐτῷ, ἐφθέγξατο σύνεσιν καὶ οὐκ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ τόπος.
King James Version (KJV)

When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.

Modern English

When a rich man falls, he has many helpers — he can say outrageous things and people still excuse him; when a poor man slips, people scold him too, and even when he speaks wisely, no one gives him a hearing.

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