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20 There is no one on earth who is so righteous
    that he does nothing but good and never sins.[a]
21 If you do not pay attention to all that people say,
    you will never hear your servant speaking ill of you.
22 For you know in your heart
    that you have often spoken ill of others.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:20 For more on the truth set forth in this verse, see Rom 3:9-20 and note; 5:12-21 and note.

20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(A)
    no one who does what is right and never sins.(B)

21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
    or you(C) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
    that many times you yourself have cursed others.

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