“And I will come near you for judgement;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans”

— Malachi

Source: Book of Malachi, Chapter 3, Verse 5, Lines 1-6, (NKJV)

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