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Micah 3:9

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KJV ORIGINAL

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Listen up, you leaders of Jacob's people and rulers of Israel — you who hate justice and twist everything that's supposed to be fair.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When leaders hate doing what's right, they mess up everything for everyone else.

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