| Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 6 Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land. | 6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. |
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