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The Lord will cut off all slippery lips,
    and the tongue that boasts great things,
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;
        our lips belong to us.
    Who is master[a] over us?”
“Because the poor are being oppressed,
    because the needy are sighing,
    I will now arise,” says the Lord,
        “I will establish in safety those who yearn for it.”

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  1. Psalm 12:4 Or lord