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    and do not ·tell lies about others [slander with their tongue].
They do no ·wrong [evil] to their neighbors
    and do not ·gossip [L raise a reproachful matter with their associates].
·They do not respect hateful people [L The wicked are despised in their eyes]
    but honor those who ·honor [L fear] the Lord.
They keep their promises to their neighbors,
    even when it hurts.
They do not charge interest on money they lend [Ex. 22:25–27; Lev. 25:35–36; Deut. 23:19]
    and do not take ·money [a bribe] to hurt innocent people [Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19].
Whoever does all these things will never be ·destroyed [L moved].

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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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