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34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,
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34 To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land,
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35 to turn aside the right of a man in the presence of the Most High,
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35 to deny a man his rights before the Most High,
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36 to subvert a man in his cause, the Lord does not approve.
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36 to deprive a man of justice-- would not the Lord see such things?
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37 Who has commanded and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
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37 Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
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38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and evil come?
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38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?
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39 Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins?
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39 Why should any living man complain when punished for his sins?
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40 Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD!
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40 Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.
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41 Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
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41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven, and say:
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42 "We have transgressed and rebelled, and thou hast not forgiven.
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42 "We have sinned and rebelled and you have not forgiven.
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43 "Thou hast wrapped thyself with anger and pursued us, slaying without pity;
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43 "You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us; you have slain without pity.
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44 thou hast wrapped thyself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through.
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44 You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.
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