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Proverbs 20:20-22
English Standard Version Anglicised

20 (A)If one curses his father or his mother,
    (B)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
21 (C)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, (D)“I will repay evil”;
    (E)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

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Proverbs 20:20-22
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20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

21 An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(C)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(D)

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