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Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity.
4
Seek not of the Lord a pre-eminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.
5
Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.
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Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity.
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Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,
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Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished.