All the brothers of a poor person hate him;(A)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(B)
but they are not there.[a]

The one who acquires good sense[b] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.(C)

A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:7 Hb uncertain
  2. 19:8 Lit acquires a heart

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