Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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