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21 My ·child [L son], ·respect [fear] the Lord and the king.
    Don’t join those people who ·refuse to obey them [rebel].
22 ·The Lord and the king [L They] will quickly destroy such people.
    ·Those two can cause great disaster! [L Who knows the disaster that both can bring?]

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24 ·Don’t tell [L Those who say to] the wicked ·that they [L “You…”] are ·innocent [righteous];
    people will curse you, and nations will ·hate [despise] you.
25 But things will go well if you ·punish [correct; rebuke] the guilty,
    and you will receive rich blessings.

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