Parallel SIR 13:19

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BrLXX Κυνήγια λεόντων ὄναγροι ἐν ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως νομαὶ πλουσίων πτωχοί.
(Kunaʸgia leontōn onagroi en eraʸmōi, houtōs nomai plousiōn ptōⱪoi. )

BrTr As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.

WEBBE Wild donkeys are the prey of lions in the wilderness;
⇔ likewise poor men are feeding grounds for the rich.

KJB-1611 As the wilde asse is the lyons pray in the wildernesse: so the rich eate vp the poore.
(As the wild ass is the lions pray in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poore.)