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All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
    how much more will his friends keep away from him.
    He pursues them with words, and they are gone.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 Or “when he pursues words and not them”

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

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