As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (A)devises wicked schemes
To (B)destroy the poor with [a]slander,
(C)Even though the needy one speaks [b]what is right.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
  2. Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly

Scoundrels use wicked methods,(A)
    they make up evil schemes(B)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy(C) is just.(D)

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(A)Their feet run to evil,
And they hurry to shed innocent blood;
(B)Their thoughts are thoughts of wrongdoing,
Devastation and destruction are in their paths.

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Their feet rush into sin;
    they are swift to shed innocent blood.(A)
They pursue evil schemes;(B)
    acts of violence mark their ways.(C)

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