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Fools will not be called great men.
    People will not respect wicked men.
A fool says foolish things.
    And in his mind he plans to do evil things.
A fool wants to do things that are wrong.
    He says wrong things about the Lord.
A fool does not feed the hungry.
    He does not let thirsty people drink water.
The wicked man uses evil like a tool.
    He plans ways to take everything from poor people.
He destroys the poor with lies,
    even when the poor man is in the right.

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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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