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A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.

A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.

The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.

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Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(B)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(C)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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