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righteous people and wicked
This refers to all people, emphasizing the two opposites of righteous and wicked people.
wicked ... the good ... the clean and the unclean
"wicked people ... good people ... clean people and unclean people". A person who is acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically clean. A person who is not acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean.
the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice
This emphasizes the two opposites of those who sacrifice and those who do not.
As good people ... so also will the sinner
This emphasizes the two opposites of good people and sinners.
will the sinner ... will the man who fears to make an oath
"the sinner will die ... the man who fears to make an oath will die"
the one who swears ... so also will the man who fears to make an oath
This emphasizes the two opposites of those who swear oaths and those who do not.