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I wish you would just ·stop talking [shut up];
    then you would really be wise [Prov. 17:28]!
Listen to my ·argument [reproof],
    and ·hear [L pay attention to] the ·pleading [L accusation] of my lips.
·You should not speak evil in the name of [L Will you speak unjustly for…?] God;
    ·you cannot speak God’s truth by telling lies [L will you speak deceitful things about him?].

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If only you would be altogether silent!(A)
    For you, that would be wisdom.(B)
Hear now my argument;
    listen to the pleas of my lips.(C)
Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf?
    Will you speak deceitfully for him?(D)

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