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16 They were cut down before their time;
    their foundations were swept away by a flood.
17 They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’
    and, ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things;
    but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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16 They were carried off before their time,(A)
    their foundations(B) washed away by a flood.(C)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
    What can the Almighty do to us?’(D)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(E)
    so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(F)

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