Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Car les hommes droits habiteront le pays, Les hommes intègres y resteront;
KJV
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
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