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He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

In his eyes an evil person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord [and obediently worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
He keeps his word even to his own disadvantage and does not change it [for his own benefit];

He does not put out his money at interest [to a fellow Israelite],
And does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.(A)

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whose tongue utters no slander,(A)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
who despises a vile person
    but honors(B) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(C) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;(D)
    who does not accept a bribe(E) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.(F)

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