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24-28 “Did I set my heart on making big money
    or worship at the bank?
Did I boast about my wealth,
    show off because I was well-off?
Was I ever so awed by the sun’s brilliance
    and moved by the moon’s beauty
That I let myself become seduced by them
    and worshiped them on the sly?
If so, I would deserve the worst of punishments,
    for I would be betraying God himself.

29-30 “Did I ever gloat over my enemy’s ruin?
    Or get excited over my rival’s bad luck?
No, I never said a word of detraction,
    never cursed them, even under my breath.

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28 then these also would be sins to be judged,(A)
    for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.(B)

29 “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune(C)
    or gloated over the trouble that came to him(D)
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
    by invoking a curse against their life(E)

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