21 My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,(A)
and don’t associate with rebels,[a]
22 for destruction will come suddenly from them;
who knows what distress these two can bring?

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Footnotes

  1. 24:21 Or those given to change

24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(A)
peoples will curse him,(B) and nations will denounce him;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

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