Augustine of Hippo: The Lord helps the poor by the rich and tests the rich by the poor

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Rich and poor have this in common: the LORD is the Maker of them all. Proverbs 22:2

“The poor man and the rich man have met each other. Where have they met each other? In this life. This one was born, that one was born, their lives were crossed, they have met each other. And who made them? The LORD. The rich man to help the poor; the poor man to test the rich.”

St. Augustine (354-430), Bishop of Hippo, in Sermon 39.6. WSA 3 2:219.