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Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.
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If an enemy had insulted me, then I could bear it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him.
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But it is you, my equal, my best friend, one I knew so well!
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We used to talk to each other in complete confidence and walk into God's house with the festival crowds.
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Let death suddenly take [wicked people]! Let them go into the grave while they are still alive, because evil lives in their homes as well as in their hearts.
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But I call on God, and the LORD saves me.
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Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan, and he listens to my voice.
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With [his] peace, he will rescue my soul from the war waged against me, because there are many [soldiers fighting] against me.
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God will listen. The one who has sat enthroned from the beginning will deal with them. Selah They never change. They never fear God.
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[My best friend] has betrayed his friends. He has broken his solemn promise.
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His speech is smoother than butter, but there is war in his heart. His words are more soothing than oil, but they are like swords ready to attack.