⁷ All the kin of the rahsh (pauper) do hate him; how much more does his friend avoid him? He pursueth them with words, yet they are not there.

⁸ He that getteth lev [of understanding] loveth his own nefesh; he that is shomer over tevunah (understanding) shall find tov.

⁹ An ed shekarim (false witness) shall not go unpunished, and he that speaketh kezavim (lies) shall perish.

⁷ All the kin of the rahsh (pauper) do hate him; how much more does his friend avoid him? He pursueth them with words, yet they are not there.

⁸ He that getteth lev [of understanding] loveth his own nefesh; he that is shomer over tevunah (understanding) shall find tov.

⁹ An ed shekarim (false witness) shall not go unpunished, and he that speaketh kezavim (lies) shall perish.