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Nobody will praise a stupid person.
    Nobody will respect people who cheat others.
Stupid people say silly things.
    They think of evil things that they can do.
They live in a way that does not respect God.
    The things that they teach about the Lord are false.
They keep food away from hungry people.
    They give no drink to thirsty people.
Cruel people do evil things to deceive others.
    They think of ways that they can cheat their friends.
They tell lies to give trouble to poor people.
    So poor people do not receive the justice that they deserve.

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No longer will the fool(A) be called noble
    nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
For fools speak folly,(B)
    their hearts are bent on evil:(C)
They practice ungodliness(D)
    and spread error(E) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(F)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.
Scoundrels use wicked methods,(G)
    they make up evil schemes(H)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy(I) is just.(J)

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