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What does Proverbs 19:7 mean?

If you’re poor, even your family keeps their distance. Your friends avoid you too. You can beg all you want, but they won’t come around. Proverbs 19:7 - Modern Text Bible

(Poverty can isolate you, even from those who should care about you most.)