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20 Then the people without mercy will come to an end.
    Those who do not respect God will disappear.
    Those who enjoy doing evil will be gone.
21 Those who lie about others in court will be gone.
    Those who trap people in court will be gone.
    Those who lie and take justice from innocent people in court will be gone.

22 The Lord set Abraham free. This Lord speaks to the family of Jacob.

“Now the people of Jacob will not be ashamed.
    They will not be disgraced any longer.

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20 The ruthless(A) will vanish,(B)
    the mockers(C) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(D) will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(E)
    and with false testimony(F) deprive the innocent of justice.(G)

22 Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed(H) Abraham,(I) says to the descendants of Jacob:

“No longer will Jacob be ashamed;(J)
    no longer will their faces grow pale.(K)

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