כָּ֥ל אֲחֵי־רָ֨שׁ ׀ שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מְרַדֵּ֖ף אֲמָרִ֣ים לא־[לוֹ־] הֵֽמָּה׃
All the brethren of the poor do hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He that pursueth words, they turn against him.
Rashi on Proverbs
All the kinsmen of a poor man lit. the brothers, the kinsmen.
Rashi on Proverbs
surely his friends distance themselves Surely his friends, his companions, and his lovers.
Rashi on Proverbs
he pursues statements that are fit for him He says, “So-and-so and so-and-so are my relatives. So-and-so and so-and-so are my friends.” And all are words of futility. This can be interpreted as concerning one who is poor in Torah and in good deeds.