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I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the Lord or their children begging for food.
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At all times they give freely and lend to others, and their children are a blessing.
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Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land;
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for the Lord loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.
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The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.
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The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.
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They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.
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Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them;
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but the Lord will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.
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Put your hope in the Lord and obey his commands; he will honor you by giving you the land, and you will see the wicked driven out.
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I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;