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I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
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American Standard Version
For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.
Christian Standard Bible
For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.
English Standard Version
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
King James Version
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
New American Standard Bible
For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.
New International Version
For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.
New King James Version
For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.
World English Bible
For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.