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20 Those who don’t show any pity will vanish.
    Those who make fun of others will disappear.
    All those who look for ways to do what is evil will be cut off.
21 Without any proof, they claim that a person is guilty.
    In court they try to trap
    the one who speaks up for others.
By using dishonest witnesses they keep people who aren’t guilty
    from being treated fairly.

22 Long ago the Lord saved Abraham from trouble. Now he says to Jacob’s people,

“You will not be ashamed anymore.
    Your faces will no longer grow pale with fear.

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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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