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If a poor man is hated by his relatives,
    it is even more likely his friends will avoid him too!
Anyone who is calling after them
    [is not to be found].[a]

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  1. 19:7 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
    how much more do their friends avoid them!(A)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
    they are nowhere to be found.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

17 Whoever cares for the poor makes a loan to the Eternal;
    such kindness will be repaid in full and with interest.

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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