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The wicked plots against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him;
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but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
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The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows, to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those who walk uprightly;
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their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
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Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholds the righteous.
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The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;
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they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.
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But the wicked perish; the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures, they vanish--like smoke they vanish away.
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The wicked borrows, and cannot pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
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for those blessed by the LORD shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.