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They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.
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They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth.
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Therefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
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And they say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?"
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Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches.
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Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence.
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For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.
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If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
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When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me--
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Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
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Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.