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15 Others wait for the dark,
    thinking they won't be seen
if they sleep with the wife
    or husband of someone else.
16 Robbers hide during the day,
then break in after dark
    because they reject the light.
17 They prefer night to day,
since the terrors of the night
    are their friends.

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15 The eye of the adulterer(A) watches for dusk;(B)
    he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’(C)
    and he keeps his face concealed.
16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,(D)
    but by day they shut themselves in;
    they want nothing to do with the light.(E)
17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;
    they make friends with the terrors(F) of darkness.(G)

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