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"God! deliver my soul from the lips of the unrighteous and from the flattering tongue" (Ps. 119:2). See how the Gospel commandment shines here: “Pray so that you do not fall into temptation” (Luke 22:46). Truly, beloved, nothing can compare with the temptation to fall into the hands of a treacherous man; he is more dangerous than a wild beast. The beast seems to be what it is; but he often hides poison under the guise of meekness, so that deceit would be unnoticeable, and those who fell carelessly would fall into the pit. That is why the prophet often prays to God for deliverance from such evildoers. If it is necessary to avoid deceitful and treacherous people, then even more so those who preach wicked teachings can be called unrighteous, who deviate from virtue and lead to vice. Therefore, the prophet asks the Lord to deliver the soul from them. it, because their arrows penetrate there (2).
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