The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender—an observation of power dynamics in which debt creates dependency, establishing that borrowing involves subjugation to the creditor. The verb 'rule over' (mashel) describes domination; the rich have structural power over the poor. The second clause equates the borrower to a servant; indebtedness produces a relation analogous to servitude. The theological significance involves the principle that financial independence is freedom, while debt is a form of bondage.

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