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18 A club, sword, or sharp arrow—
    the one who bears false witness against a neighbor.(A)
19 A bad tooth or an unsteady foot—
    a trust betrayed in time of trouble.[a]
20 Like the removal of clothes on a cold day, or vinegar on soda,
    is the one who sings to a troubled heart.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:19 “A time of trouble” defeats all plans (cf. 10:2; 11:4). At such times human resources alone are like a tooth that falls out as one bites or a foot that goes suddenly lame.