11 and to aspire (A)to live quietly, and (B)to mind your own affairs, and (C)to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

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(A)Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be (B)the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

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(A)Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    (B)Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
(C)For the evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall (D)inherit the land.

10 In (E)just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
    though you look carefully at (F)his place, he will not be there.
11 But (G)the meek shall inherit the land
    and delight themselves in (H)abundant peace.

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