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For inquiry will be made into the counsels of an ungodly man, and a report of his words will come to the Lord, to convict him of his lawless deeds;
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because a jealous ear hears all things, and the sound of murmurings does not go unheard.
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Beware then of useless murmuring, and keep your tongue from slander; because no secret word is without result, and a lying mouth destroys the soul.
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Do not invite death by the error of your life, nor bring on destruction by the works of your hands;
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because God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living.
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For he created all things that they might exist, and the generative forces of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison in them; and the dominion of Hades is not on earth.
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For righteousness is immortal.
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But ungodly men by their words and deeds summoned death; considering him a friend, they pined away, and they made a covenant with him, because they are fit to belong to his party.