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No one sues in righteousness,
    and no one pleads in truth.
They trust in vanity
    and speak lies.
They conceive mischief
    and give birth to iniquity.
They hatch adders’ eggs
    and weave the spider’s web.
He who eats of their eggs dies;
    and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.
Their webs won’t become garments.
    They won’t cover themselves with their works.
Their works are works of iniquity,
    and acts of violence are in their hands.

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No one calls for justice;(A)
    no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely(B) on empty arguments, they utter lies;(C)
    they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.(D)
They hatch the eggs of vipers(E)
    and spin a spider’s web.(F)
Whoever eats their eggs will die,
    and when one is broken, an adder is hatched.
Their cobwebs are useless for clothing;
    they cannot cover themselves with what they make.(G)
Their deeds are evil deeds,
    and acts of violence(H) are in their hands.

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