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19 A bad tooth and a lame foot
    is the trust of a faithless person in a time[a] of trouble.
20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on natron,[b]
    is he who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread,
    and if thirsty, let him drink water.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:19 Literally “on a day”
  2. Proverbs 25:20 A mineral salt found on dry lake beds often used as a preservative.

19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
    is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
    or like vinegar poured on a wound,
    is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

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