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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:5 Lit breathes
  2. Proverbs 19:6 Or noble
  3. Proverbs 19:7 Lit not