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love_v to_o oppress_v and_o deceive_v and_o ephraim_n say_v yet_o i_o be_o become_v rich_a i_o have_v find_v i_o out_o substance_n in_o all_o my_o labour_n they_o shall_v find_v no_o iniquity_n in_o i_o etc._n etc._n hose_n 12._o 7_o 8._o there_o be_v many_o time_n much_o evil_a and_o fraud_n find_v with_o they_o in_o bury_v much_o false_a speak_n lie_a and_o deceit_n the_o get_n of_o treasure_n by_o a_o lie_a tongue_n be_v a_o vanity_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o from_o one_o to_o another_o of_o they_o that_o seek_v death_n prov._n 21._o 6._o when_o they_o be_v buy_v then_o they_o discommend_v disparage_v and_o dispraise_v the_o ware_n they_o be_v about_o that_o they_o may_v beat_v down_o the_o price_n of_o they_o and_o have_v they_o at_o a_o cheap_a rate_n it_o be_v naught_o it_o be_v naught_o say_v the_o buyer_n but_o when_o he_o be_v go_v his_o way_n then_o he_o boast_v praise_v the_o commodity_n which_o before_o he_o undervalue_v and_o boast_v what_o a_o good_a bargain_n he_o have_v 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