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If you tell lies in court, you will be punished—there will be no escape.

Everyone tries to gain the favor of important people; everyone claims the friendship of those who give out favors.

Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:7 Probable text No matter … any; Hebrew unclear.

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