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13 (14) Keep thy tongue from rah, and thy lips from speaking mirmah (guile, see Isaiah 53:9 where it says Moshiach will lack mirmah).

14 (15) Depart from rah, and do tov; seek shalom, and pursue it.

15 (16) The eyes of Hashem are upon the tzaddikim, and His ears open to their cry.

16 (17) The face of Hashem is against them that do rah, to cut off the zekher (remembrance) of them from ha’aretz.

17 (18) The tzaddikim cry, and Hashem heareth, and delivereth them out of all their tzoros.

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13 keep your tongue(A) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.(B)
14 Turn from evil and do good;(C)
    seek peace(D) and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord(E) are on the righteous,(F)
    and his ears are attentive(G) to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against(H) those who do evil,(I)
    to blot out their name(J) from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears(K) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.

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