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18 Like a club and a (A)sword and a sharp (B)arrow
Is a man who bears [a](C)false witness against his neighbor.
19 Like [b]an aching tooth and a slipping foot
Is trust in a (D)treacherous man in a day of distress.
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [c]soda,
Is he who sings songs to [d]an aching heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:18 Or lying witness, cf. Ex 20:16
  2. Proverbs 25:19 Lit a bad
  3. Proverbs 25:20 Or natron
  4. Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil