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Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth, think of the Lord with uprightness, and seek him with sincerity of heart;
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because he is found by those who do not put him to the test, and manifests himself to those who do not distrust him.
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For perverse thoughts separate men from God, and when his power is tested, it convicts the foolish;
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because wisdom will not enter a deceitful soul, nor dwell in a body enslaved to sin.
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For a holy and disciplined spirit will flee from deceit, and will rise and depart from foolish thoughts, and will be ashamed at the approach of unrighteousness.