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11 Rescue those who are led away to the death
    and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
12 if you say, “Look, we do not know this,”
    does not he who weighs hearts perceive it?
    And he who keeps your soul,[a]
    he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Or “life,” or “inner self”

11 (A)Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
12 If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He (B)who weighs the hearts not (C)consider it?
And (D)does He who (E)watches over your soul not know it?
And will He not [a](F)repay a person according to his work?

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  1. Proverbs 24:12 Lit bring back to

20 For there will not be a future for the evil;
    the lamp of the wicked will die out.

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20 For (A)there will be no [a](B)future for the evil person;
The (C)lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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  1. Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end