Proverbs 19:7-9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁷ All the brothers of a poor man hate him;^(A)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,^(B)
but they are not there.^[a]

⁸ The one who acquires good sense^[b] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.^(C)

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.^(D)