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12 Wicked people want to take the things that other bad people have.
    But righteous people remain strong, with deep roots.
13 The lies of evil people put them in trouble.
    But righteous people escape from trouble.
14 If you say good things, you will receive good things that make you happy.
    You will receive what you deserve from the things that you do.

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12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,(C)
    and the work of their hands brings them reward.(D)

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