Both low and high So the A.V. rightly paraphrases the Heb. sons of mankind(âdâm) and sons of men(" îsh): those whose personality is lost in the common multitude, and those who are individually distinguished; plebeians and patricians. Adâmcorresponds to ἄνθρωπος, homo; "îshto ἀνήρ, vir. Cp. Psalms 4:2; Psalms 62:9. The P.B.V. (high and low) wrongly inverts the meanings.

rich and poor together The rich that they may recognise the vanity of riches, and take warning: the poor that they may learn to be contented with their lot, and not to envy the rich.

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