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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

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

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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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