The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 6:12

1830 Edition

And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches, and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches;

Changes

And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches, and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches;.

Simple English

The people started to be ranked by how much money they had and how much they could learn. Some people stayed poor and didn’t learn much. Others learned a lot because they were rich.

Paraphrase

People started ranking themselves by wealth and education. Some stayed ignorant because they were poor, while others gained knowledge because they were rich.