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22 Do not say, “I will repay evil!”
    Wait for the Lord, who will help you.[a](A)
23 Varying weights are an abomination to the Lord,
    and false scales are not good.(B)
24 Our steps are from the Lord;(C)
    how, then, can mortals understand their way?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 20:22 Appointing oneself an agent of divine retribution is dangerous. Better to wait for God to effect justice. Cf. 24:17–18.
  2. 20:24 An indication of the Lord’s inscrutable providence; cf. Jer 10:23; see Prv 21:2; cf. also 14:12.

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

23 The Lord detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales do not please him.(C)

24 A person’s steps are directed(D) by the Lord.(E)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(F)

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