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A false witness shall not be unpunished;
And he that [a]uttereth lies shall not escape.
Many will entreat the favor of [b]the liberal man;
And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
All the brethren of the poor do hate him:
How much more do his friends go far from him!
[c]He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:5 Hebrew breatheth out.
  2. Proverbs 19:6 Or, a prince
  3. Proverbs 19:7 Or, He pursueth after words, which are nought