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19 Trusting unfaithful people when you are in trouble
    is like eating with a broken tooth or walking with a crippled foot.

20 Singing songs to someone who is sad
    is like taking away his coat on a cold day
    or pouring vinegar on soda.

21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
    If he is thirsty, give him a drink.

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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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