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19 Like [a]an aching tooth and a slipping foot
Is trust in a (A)treacherous man in a day of distress.
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [b]soda,
Is he who sings songs to [c]an aching heart.
21 (B)If [d]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:19 Lit a bad
  2. Proverbs 25:20 Or natron
  3. Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil
  4. Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you

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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