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| 4 They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the kneading of the dough till it rises. | 4 They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the kneading of the dough till it rises. |
| 5 On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers. | 5 On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers. |
| 6 Their hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. | 6 Their hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. |
| 7 All of them are hot as an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me. | 7 All of them are hot as an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me. |
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