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20 For cruelty and mean-spiritedness will come to an end,
    and those who laugh dismissively will be silenced.
All those who are determined to do evil will be cut down.
21 Those who level a false charge against an innocent person,
    who twist an honest testimony and tell lies
    in order to incriminate the innocent, will be stopped.
22 So the Eternal One, who rescued Abraham, says concerning Jacob:

Eternal One: The people of Jacob’s line will no longer be ashamed,
        nor will they grow pale with embarrassment.

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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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