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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 29, Verse 27

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Many seek the ruler's favour; but [every] man's judgment [cometh] from the LORD.
King James Version
An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.
American Standard Version
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
New English Translation
An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.
World English Bible
A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
2
Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
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I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
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Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
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Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
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Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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Two [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
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Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
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Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.