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All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
    how much more will his friends keep away from him.
    He pursues them with words, and they are gone.[a]
He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[b]
    he who guards understanding loves to find good.
A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and he who breathes lies will perish.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:7 Or “when he pursues words and not them”
  2. Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”