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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”

Many seek favors from a ruler;
    everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!

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10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
    any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

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10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
    or for a slave to rule over princes!

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12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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12 The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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