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The Ninth Commandment
Eugene Mirvis
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1.From en - vy sense to grea - ter sins, de-
2.“White lies” are moved by no - ble aims, to
3.As when the o - thers toot your horn, it’s
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- cays of ba - by souls be - gin, Lies start to co - ver lit - tle shame, then
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sof - ten truth, and heal a pain. But good in - ten tions are in - flamed by
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stro nger than your boasts can spawn, The same well plot - ted false hood spun, makes
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bring so - phis - ti - ca - ted games. Of cun ning, con ning, slan der's crimes, which
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pa ving ways to hell's ter - rains, De - lus - ion last a life - time long, un-
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hard to par don a blamed one There are so ma - ny ways of slander, which
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mean more than to be un - kind, Toward o - ffice gos sips of all kinds that
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- til truth proves that lies are wrong Be - sides, Kant al - so could ex - plain such
mix truth and lies like a blender The smart acc - u - sers state some truth to
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slau ghter col leagues from b - ehind! The souls that suf fer or un clear plant
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li - ars’ shame less sel fish gain. Some al - so ly ing by de - sire, to
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o - pen hearts for lies’ mis - use. To fol - low fal sely wit ness acts: the
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chil - dish lies to co - ver fears: Un - ste ady minds in mo ody ways, don’t
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smear one who should be ad - mired. They’re see king we - eny lit - tle flaws, in-
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whis pers, smea ring, gloa ting whacks, Then en vy’s ch eating, that ap - pears in
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grasp the words they scream or say. But ha - bits to de ceive in small, make
- fla - ting logs from tu - ny straws. Their envy seeks “eq - ua - lit ies” to cover
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sports, com - pe - ting and car - eers, Be - cause ac cused men with no guilt keep
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