A (A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And one who (B)declares lies will not escape.
(C)Many will seek the favor of a [a]generous person,
And every person is a friend to (D)him who gives gifts.
All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
How much more do his (E)friends abandon him!
He (F)pursues them with words, but they are [b]gone.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:6 Or noble
  2. Proverbs 19:7 Lit not

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