He will be silent. Here Jesus does battle for Mary and us against the pious but false words of the satanic Judas. But the depth of the battle is more than a shouting match. Therefore, Jesus' defense of Mary is not a call to ignore the poor as poor, but it is intended to silence their role as God's chief critics against us. In other words, it is an act of faith.
Faith is the very opposite of hiding from Jesus.
As we noted in the initial prognosis, Jesus' rebuke of Judas is in no way a rebuke of service to the poor. Service to the poor and devotion to Jesus are not at odds. For those of us who live by faith, the poor no longer carry with them the intimidating judgment of God. Quite the opposite is true. The poor now remind us of the Poor One Jesus himself.