14 May those be (A)ashamed and humiliated together
Who (B)seek my [a]life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight [b]in my hurt.

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  1. Psalm 40:14 Or soul
  2. Psalm 40:14 Or to injure me

14 May all who want to take my life(A)
    be put to shame and confusion;(B)
may all who desire my ruin(C)
    be turned back in disgrace.

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14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

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As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (A)devises wicked schemes
To (B)destroy the poor with [a]slander,
(C)Even though the needy one speaks [b]what is right.

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  1. Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
  2. Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly

Scoundrels use wicked methods,(A)
    they make up evil schemes(B)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy(C) is just.(D)

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The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

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