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A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that speaketh leasings, shall not escape. (A lying witness shall not go unpunished; and he who speaketh lies, shall not escape.)

Many men honour the person of a mighty man; and they be friends of him that dealeth (out) gifts.

The brethren of a poor man hate him; furthermore and the friends went away far from him. He that followeth words only, shall have nothing; (The brothers of a poor man hate him; and furthermore his friends shall go far away from him. He who followeth after only words, shall soon have nothing;)

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

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

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)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.