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They hurt and they deceive each other.
    They do that more and more.
They refuse to respect me.’

That is what the Lord says.

So the Lord Almighty says this:

‘Listen! I will test my people,
    like a man uses fire to make metal become pure.
I must punish them like this because they are so wicked.
    There is nothing else that I can do!
Their tongues are like arrows that have poison.
    They hurt people with their lies.
They speak kind words to their neighbours,
    but they are looking for a way to cheat them.

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