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Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
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For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
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Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
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So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
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Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.
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And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.
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Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.
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Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.
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For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.
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For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.
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But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.