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Often the wicked person seems to have success.
    He does not respect your commands, God.
    He laughs at all his enemies.
He says to himself, ‘There will be no trouble for me.
    Nothing bad will ever happen to me or to my children.’
Plenty of lies come from his mouth,
    and he curses people.
The bad words that he speaks are very cruel,
    and they hurt people.

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His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by[a] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(A)

His mouth is full(B) of lies and threats;(C)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from