The fatherless(A) child is snatched(B) from the breast;
    the infant of the poor is seized(C) for a debt.(D)

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14 When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up,
    kills(A) the poor and needy,(B)
    and in the night steals forth like a thief.(C)

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    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(A)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(B)

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14 those whose teeth(A) are swords
    and whose jaws are set with knives(B)
to devour(C) the poor(D) from the earth
    and the needy from among mankind.(E)

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10 Woe(A) to those who make unjust laws,
    to those who issue oppressive decrees,(B)
to deprive(C) the poor of their rights
    and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people,(D)
making widows their prey
    and robbing the fatherless.(E)

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12 He oppresses the poor(A) and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.(B)
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.(C)

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But you have dishonored the poor.(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(B)

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