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People who are now worried will be able to understand.
    Those who cannot speak clearly now will then be able to speak clearly and quickly.
Fools will not be called great,
    and people will not respect the wicked.
A fool says foolish things,
    and in his mind he plans evil.
A fool does things that are wicked,
    and he says wrong things about the Lord.
A fool does not feed the hungry
    or let thirsty people drink water.

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The fearful heart will know and understand,(A)
    and the stammering tongue(B) will be fluent and clear.
No longer will the fool(C) be called noble
    nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
For fools speak folly,(D)
    their hearts are bent on evil:(E)
They practice ungodliness(F)
    and spread error(G) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(H)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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