Huò bēi bù bèn jīngjì; rén qióng bù bèn qīnqi.

貨卑不奔經紀, 人窮不奔親戚。

Lit [Just as one] should not show poor-quality goods to traders, [so one should] not go to [one's] relations [for help when one is] poor.

Fig Just as poor-quality goods are looked down upon by traders, so poor people are looked down upon by their relatives.

Note [Rhyme.]

Topics POVERTY RELATIVES rhyme SNOBBERY