Rich And Poor

Πλούσιος καὶ πτωχὸς συνήντησαν ἀλλήλοις, ἀμφοτέρους δὲ ὁ Kύριος ἐποίησεν Συναντῶσιν ἀλλήλοις, ὁ μὲν πλούσιος διὰ τῶν ἐλεημοσυνῶν καθαιρῶν τὸν θυμὸν, καὶ κτώμενος τὴν ἀγαπην· ὁ δὲ διὰ τῆς πενίας τὸ ταπεινοφρονεῖν διδασκόμενος· τὸν μὲν γὰρ, θέλει παιδεύεσθαι· τὸν δὲ, μεταδιδόναι· ὥστε τὸν μὲν εὐχάριστον εἶναι, τὸν δὲ ἐλεήμονα. Ὠριγένης, Ἐκλογαὶ Εἰς Παροιμίας, Κεφαλή ΚΒ’ Source: Migne PG 17.217b

The rich man and the poor man meet together, the Lord made them both. 1 They meet together when the rich man extinguishes anger with alms and fashions love, and the other is learning the humility of a poor condition, for he wishes to learn and the other to give, thus one will be thankful and the other merciful. Origen, On Proverbs, Chapter 22 1 Prov 22.2