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21 ¶ My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not meddle with those that are given to change,

22 for their calamity shall rise suddenly; and the ruin of them both, who shall know it?

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Saying 30

21 Fear the Lord and the king,(A) my son,
    and do not join with rebellious officials,
22 for those two will send sudden destruction(B) on them,
    and who knows what calamities they can bring?

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24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the peoples curse, nations shall abhor him:

25 But unto those that rebuke him shall be delight, and a blessing of good shall come upon them.

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24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(A)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

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