Pro 22:7 | NET2full | STEP | The rich rule over the poor , and the borrower is servant to the lender .

Proverbs 22:7

7 The rich rule over ^{▼▼sn The proverb is making an observation on life. The synonymous parallelism matches “rule over” with “servant” to show how poverty makes people dependent on, or obligated to, others.} the poor,
and the borrower is servant ^{▼▼tn Or “slave” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). This may refer to the practice in Israel of people selling themselves into slavery to pay off debts (Exod 21:2-7).} to the lender.