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Wicked people are cruel to poor people.
They use their evil ideas
    to take hold of weak people.
Not only do wicked people boast
    because they get the things that they want.
They also praise robbers,
    and they curse the Lord.
Wicked people are too proud to worry about God.
    They think, ‘God will not give me any trouble.’

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In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(A)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
He boasts(B) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(C)
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(D)

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