Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Celui qui méprise son prochain commet un péché, Mais heureux celui qui a pitié des misérables!
KJV
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.
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