(A)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
    (B)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[a]

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Footnotes

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

All the relatives of a poor person shun him—
    how much more do his friends avoid him!
Though he runs after them pleading,
    they aren’t around.

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17 (A)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he (B)will repay him for his (C)deed.

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord
    the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

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