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And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
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And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
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Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
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And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
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And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
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I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
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And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
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Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
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The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
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Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
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The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.