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19 The poor will again find joy in the Lord,
    and the neediest of people will rejoice in the holy one of Israel.
20 The tyrant will be no more,
    the mocker will perish,
    and all who plot evil will be eliminated:
21     all who incriminate others wrongly,
    who entrap the judge in the gate,
    and pointlessly postpone justice for the innocent.

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19 Once more the humble(A) will rejoice in the Lord;
    the needy(B) will rejoice in the Holy One(C) of Israel.
20 The ruthless(D) will vanish,(E)
    the mockers(F) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(G) will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(H)
    and with false testimony(I) deprive the innocent of justice.(J)

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