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If the poor are hated even by their kin,
    how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there.[a](A)

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  1. 19.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain

All the relatives of the poor hate them;
    even more, their friends stay far from them.
    When they pursue them with words, they aren’t there.

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
    and will be repaid in full.(A)

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17 Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the Lord,
    and the Lord will fully repay them.

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