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Wealth brings many friends,
    but the poor are left friendless.(A)

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Wealth adds many friends,
    but the poor will be left by his friends.

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Many seek the favor of the generous,
    and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.(A)

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Many will seek favor before the generous,
    and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:6 Hebrew “gift”

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
    and will be repaid in full.(A)

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17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
    and his benefits he will repay to him.

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