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15 Let their offenses always be before the Eternal
    so that the memory of this family is long forgotten by all the people of the earth,
16 Because it never occurred to him to show compassion;
    instead, he oppressed the poor, afflicted,
    and brokenhearted and sent them to their death.
17 He loved to invoke a curse—so let his curses come back to him.
    He preferred not to speak a blessing—so let all blessings be far from him.

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15 May their sins always remain before(A) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(B) from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(C) and the brokenhearted.(D)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(E)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.

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