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Proverbs 25:19-21
Contemporary English Version

19 A friend you can't trust
    in times of trouble
is like having a toothache
    or a sore foot.
20 Singing to someone
    in deep sorrow
is like pouring vinegar
    in an open cut.[a]

21 (A) If your enemies are hungry,
    give them something to eat.
And if they are thirsty,
give them something
    to drink.

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Footnotes

  1. 25.20 cut: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 20.
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