Relations of Rich and Poor
Canon Harvey, M.A. Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. The man in want murmurs that God has given him so little; the man in affluence forgets that God has given him so much. A want of sympathy arises between the different classes; they meet in jealousy, not in love. Differences ought to be viewed, not as specially hurtful to any, but as generally good for all. One man is not nearer God or farther from God than another. God is not only the maker of all men as men, He is the maker of all as rich and poor. He fixes their civil conditions. The unequal state is the appointment of His providence. Men meet together by nature as equal; in the eye of the world as unequal; in both cases for good. None is in prosperity or adversity without affecting others. What, then, are the duties which each owes the other, and which both owe to God? (Canon Harvey, M.A.) Parallel Verses KJV: The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. WEB: The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.