(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

The relatives of the poor despise them;
    how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
    their friends are gone.

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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 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord
    and he will repay you!

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