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25 Far be it from thee to do this thing, and to slay the just with the wicked, and for the just to be in like case as the wicked, this is not beseeming thee: thou who judgest all the earth, wilt not make this judgment.

26 And the Lord said to him: If I find in Sodom fifty just within the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.

27 And Abraham answered, and said: Seeing I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord, whereas I am dust and ashes.

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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing(A)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous(B) and the wicked alike.(C) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge(D) of all the earth do right?”(E)

26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(F)

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(G)

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