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A [a](A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who (B)breathes out lies will not escape.
(C)Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who (D)gives gifts.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his (E)friends distance themselves from him!
He (F)pursues them with words, but they are no more.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:5 Lit witness of lies, cf. Ex 20:16