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To flatter friends
    is to lay a trap for their feet.

Evil people are trapped by sin,
    but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

The godly care about the rights of the poor;
    the wicked don’t care at all.

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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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