Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 13:8

8. The ransom of a mans life are his Riches, but the poor heareth not rebuke .

This verse sets forth, Either 1. The several advantages of Riches and Poverty. Riches enable a man to redeem his life when it is in greatest danger, and Poverty preserves a man from those Rebukes and Injuries which endanger and oft destroy the Rich. Or 2. The convenience of Poverty above Riches. Riches frequently expose men to the peril of losing their Lives by false Accusers, or Thieves, or Tyrants, which they are forced to redeem with the loss of their Riches; whereas Poverty commonly secures men not only from such kinds of death, but even from Rebukes and Injuries; partly because such persons are cautious, that they may not offend or provoke others; and partly because their persons and actions are neglected and slighted, and they are esteemed Objects of pity.