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[a]If a righteous man strikes me, I regard it as kindness;
    if he rebukes me, it is oil on my head.[b]
But never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head,
    for my prayer is always opposed to their evil deeds.

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  1. Psalm 141:5 The psalmist delineates the fate of evil rulers at God’s hands, and hopes that the shock may bring their followers to their senses.
  2. Psalm 141:5 Oil was poured on the head in a gesture of welcome and hospitality (see Lk 7:46).

Xin để người công chính đánh
    Và mắng tôi trong tình yêu thương;
    Nhưng kẻ ác sẽ chẳng bao giờ xức dầu cho đầu tôi;[a]
Vì tôi luôn luôn cầu nguyện chống lại các việc ác của họ.

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  1. 141:5 Nt: không rõ nghĩa; dịch theo LXX

Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me(A)—that is oil on my head.(B)
My head will not refuse it,
    for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

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