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10 An oracle is upon the king’s lips,
    no judgment of his mouth is false.[a]
11 Balance and scales belong to the Lord;
    every weight in the sack is his concern.(A)
12 Wrongdoing is an abomination to kings,
    for by justice the throne endures.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:10 Six sayings on the king and his divine authority begin here, following the series of sayings about the Lord’s governance in 15:33–16:9, in which “Lord” was mentioned nine times.

10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.(A)

11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(B)

12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
    for a throne is established through righteousness.(C)

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