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24 A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
    will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.

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24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(A)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
    both are detestable to the Lord.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

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23 They take bribes to let the wicked go free,
    and they punish the innocent.

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23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(A)
    but deny justice(B) to the innocent.(C)

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26 People curse those who hoard their grain,
    but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

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26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
    but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.

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27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,(A)
    but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.(B)

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“In a lawsuit, you must not deny justice to the poor.

“Be sure never to charge anyone falsely with evil. Never sentence an innocent or blameless person to death, for I never declare a guilty person to be innocent.

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“Do not deny justice(A) to your poor people in their lawsuits. Have nothing to do with a false charge(B) and do not put an innocent(C) or honest person to death,(D) for I will not acquit the guilty.(E)

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22 You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, but I didn’t want them to be sad. And you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins.

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22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies,(A) when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,(B)

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10 I will give their wives to others
    and their farms to strangers.
From the least to the greatest,
    their lives are ruled by greed.
Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.
    They are all frauds.
11 They offer superficial treatments
    for my people’s mortal wound.
They give assurances of peace
    when there is no peace.

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10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men
    and their fields to new owners.(A)
From the least to the greatest,
    all are greedy for gain;(B)
prophets(C) and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(D)
11 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
“Peace, peace,” they say,
    when there is no peace.(E)

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13 “From the least to the greatest,
    their lives are ruled by greed.
From prophets to priests,
    they are all frauds.
14 They offer superficial treatments
    for my people’s mortal wound.
They give assurances of peace
    when there is no peace.

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13 “From the least to the greatest,
    all(A) are greedy for gain;(B)
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(C)
14 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
    when there is no peace.(D)

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24 And as they go out, they will see
    the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me.
For the worms that devour them will never die,
    and the fire that burns them will never go out.
All who pass by
    will view them with utter horror.”

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24 “And they will go out and look on the dead bodies(A) of those who rebelled(B) against me; the worms(C) that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched,(D) and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

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20 What sorrow for those who say
    that evil is good and good is evil,
that dark is light and light is dark,
    that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.

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20 Woe(A) to those who call evil good(B)
    and good evil,(C)
who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,(D)
who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter.(E)

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10 Never slander a worker to the employer,
    or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.

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10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
    or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

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