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The vile person shall no more be called noble,
    nor the rogue be spoken of as generous;
for the vile person will speak nonsense,
    and his heart will work iniquity:
to practice hypocrisy
    and to utter error against the Lord,
to keep the hungry unsatisfied
    and to withhold drink from the thirsty.
The instruments also of the rogue are evil;
    he devises wicked schemes
to destroy the poor with lying words,
    even when the needy speaks 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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The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

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