Prov.19.7

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Prov.19.7

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

Prov.19.7

When you're down on your luck, even your family avoids you--yes, even your best friends wish you'd get lost. If they see you coming, they look the other way--out of sight, out of mind.

Prov.19.7

A poor man is shunned by all his relatives- how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.

Prov.19.7

All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.

Prov.19.7

If the relatives of the poor despise them, how much more will their friends avoid them. The poor call after them, but they are gone.