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13 You have plowed wickedness;
    you have reaped injustice;
    you have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your chariots,[a]
    in the multitude of your warriors,(A)

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  1. 10.13 Gk: Heb your way

As I have seen, those who plow iniquity
    and sow trouble reap the same.(A)

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Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.(A) If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.(B)

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For they sow the wind,
    and they shall reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
    it shall yield no meal;
if it were to yield,
    foreigners would devour it.(A)

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Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
    and the rod of anger will fail.(A)

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31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way
    and be sated with their own devices.(A)

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16 A king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.(A)

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12 [a]Ephraim has surrounded me with lies
    and the house of Israel with deceit,
but Judah still walks[b] with God
    and is faithful to the Holy One.(A)

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  1. 11.12 12.1 in Heb
  2. 11.12 Heb roams or rules

20 From the fruit of the mouth one’s stomach is satisfied;
    the yield of the lips brings satisfaction.(A)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.(B)

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10 Put no confidence in extortion,
    and set no vain hopes on robbery;
    if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.(A)

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“See the one who would not take
    refuge in God
but trusted in abundant riches
    and sought refuge in wealth!”[a](A)

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  1. 52.7 Syr Tg: Heb in his destruction

By their wickedness they make the king glad,
    and the officials by their treachery.

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11 Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful, but time and chance happen to them all.(A)

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and a liar will not escape.(A)

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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.(A)

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