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 # who did pursue a law of righteousness
 
-"who tried to obey a law in order to get righteousness" or "who tried to be righteous by obeying a law"
+"who tried to be righteous by obeying a law"
 
 # did not arrive at that law
 
-"could not keep that law" or "did not succeed at keeping that law"
+"could not keep that law"