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12 Do not thou offer shrewd (or depraved) gifts; for he shall not receive those. And do not thou behold an unjust sacrifice; for the Lord is judge, and glory, or taking, (or favouring) of person(s) is not at him. [Do thou not offer shrewd gifts; forsooth he shall not take them. And do thou not behold the unrightwise sacrifice; for the Lord is doomsman, and there is not with him glory of person(s).]

13 The Lord shall not take a person against a poor man (The Lord will not favour someone over a poor person); and he shall hear the prayer of him that is hurt.

14 He shall not despise the prayers of a fatherless child, neither a widow, if she sheddeth out (the) speech of wailing. [He shall not despise the prayers of the fatherless child, nor the widow, if she poured out the speech of wailing.]

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