John Trapp on Proverbs 14:20

Verſ. 20. The poor is hated] i. e. Leſſe loved, little respected, as Gen. 29.31. Mal. 1.5. Luke 14.26. The Heathen could ſay, [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Adverſity findes few friends. Et cum fortuna ſtatque caditque fides. Few will appear for ſuffering Saints, (This Job and David much complain of; but as when a Deer is ſhot, the reſt of the Herd puſh him out of their company; ſo here, Tempora ſi fueriut nubila, ſolus eris. The ſame Hebrew word that ſignifies Winter, (an Embleme of Poverty,) ſignifies reproach. This thy ſon, Luke 15.30. Not this my brother, Joſeph. becauſe in poverty. The Samaritans would not once own the Jewes when they were at an under, but diſavow them, as they did to Antiochus Epiphanes. But when in proſperity, then they would curry favour with them, and call them their ſweet Couſins. When it was ſometimes diſputed among the Romans in the Council, uſing to deifie great men, whether Chriſt, having done many wonderful works, ſhould bee received into the number of the gods? it was reſolved that he ſhould not, Propter hoc, quod paupertatem praedicarit & elogerit, quam mundus contemnit, becauſe he preached poverty, and choſe poor men whom the world cares not for.

Purchas. But the rich man hath many friends] Such as they are, ollares amici, trencherflies, ſuch as follow the ſcent, and (like Bohemian Curtes) will fawn upon a good ſuit. As for faithful friends, divitibus ideo amicus deeſt, quia nihil deeſt, ſaith one, few ſuch to be found, ſuch as with Ittai the Gittite, and Huſhai the Archite will ſtick cloſe to a David when ſtripped of all. Joſephus relates of the Jewes, that they were very careful how they received Proſelites in Salomons time, becauſe then the State of the Jews flouriſhed.