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20 For the tyrant shall be no more,
    the scoffer shall cease to be;
All who are ready for evil shall be cut off,(A)
21     those who condemn with a mere word,
Who ensnare the defender at the gate,
    and leave the just with an empty claim.(B)

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20 The ruthless(A) will vanish,(B)
    the mockers(C) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(D) will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court(E)
    and with false testimony(F) deprive the innocent of justice.(G)

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