The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
    how much more do their friends avoid them!(A)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
    they are nowhere to be found.[a](B)

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this 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 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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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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