Proverbs 19:6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
These two verses are in total contrast with each other. The first verse says, as we saw a little earlier, everyone likes to be friends with those that have money and are in great positions hoping to receive something or some great position. Also they enjoy the free gifts that are given. This is bordering on generosity as being a bribe.
The next verse looks again at how the poor are treated. Because they think they have nothing to give they have no use for them. Even if they ask for them to come back they say no because they are afraid they may have to help them.
This is a sorry lot that will not help their brother. This goes hand in hand with verse four where we said: This literally means that wealth adds new friends while poverty alienates existing friends who grow weary of the demands of the poor. For this to be basically repeated in this chapter should tell us that we not to turn our backs on the poor but to reach out to them to help them better themselves and share the love of Jesus with them.