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17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s home;
    otherwise, he’ll grow weary and hate you.

18 A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow—
    that’s what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

19 A bad tooth and an unsteady foot—
    that’s what confidence in an unreliable man is like
        in a time of trouble.

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17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
    is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

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