⁵ A false witness^(A) will not go unpunished,^(B)
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.^(C)

⁶ Many curry favor with a ruler,^(D)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.^(E)

⁷ The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
    how much more do their friends avoid them!^(F)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
    they are nowhere to be found.^[a](G)