22 for destruction will come suddenly from them;
who knows what distress these two can bring?

23 These sayings also belong to the wise:(A)
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(C)
peoples will curse him,(D) and nations will denounce him;

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22 for those two will send sudden destruction(A) on them,
    and who knows what calamities they can bring?

Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of the wise:(B)

To show partiality(C) in judging is not good:(D)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(E)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

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