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14 Judges do not decide in a fair way.
    Nobody tries to do what is right.
There is no place for truth on the streets of our towns.
    Honest people have to leave.
15 Nobody can speak the truth.
If anyone tries to stop doing evil things,
    other people will attack him.

The Lord comes to save his people

The Lord saw how his people were living.
    He saw that there was no justice.
It made him very sad.
16 He saw that there was nobody who would help,
    and he was very upset.
So he used his own strength to help.
Because he had to do what was right,
    he made his people safe.

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14 So justice(A) is driven back,
    and righteousness(B) stands at a distance;
truth(C) has stumbled in the streets,
    honesty cannot enter.
15 Truth(D) is nowhere to be found,
    and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.

The Lord looked and was displeased
    that there was no justice.(E)
16 He saw that there was no one,(F)
    he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;(G)
so his own arm achieved salvation(H) for him,
    and his own righteousness(I) sustained him.

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