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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.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.