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Behold, like wild donkeys in the desert, they go about their work,
foraging prey in the desert as food for their children.
They reap their fodder in the field
    and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
Without clothing they spend the night naked,
    without covering against the cold.
They are drenched by mountain rains,
    and hug the rock for lack of shelter.
The orphan is snatched from the breast;
    the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
10 They wander about naked, without clothing
    and go hungry while they carry sheaves.
11 They press oil between the terraces;
    they tread winepresses, but are thirsty.

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