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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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26 I find more bitter than death
    the woman who is a snare,(A)
whose heart is a trap
    and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
    but the sinner she will ensnare.(B)

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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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26 And I find something more (A)bitter than death: (B)the woman whose heart is (C)snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but (D)the sinner is taken by her.

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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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26 And I find more bitter than death(A) the woman who is a trap:(B) her heart a net and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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26 And I discovered more (A)bitter than death the woman whose heart is (B)snares and nets, whose hands are chains. (C)One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but (D)the sinner will be captured by her.

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