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—That be far from thee to do after this manner , to slay the righteous with the wicked , and that the righteous should be as the wicked , that be far from thee . Shall not the judge of all the earth do right ?
—That be far from thee to do after this manner , to slay the righteous with the wicked , and that the righteous should be as the wicked , that be far from thee . Shall not the judge of all the earth do right ?
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