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21 People waited patiently to hear to my advice.
    They listened carefully to what I said.
22 After I had spoken,
    they did not say any more.
They listened to every word
    and they thought about it.
23 They would wait for me to speak to them,
    like people who wait for rain to fall.
My words would make them happy,
    like rain in spring that makes a farmer happy.

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21 “People listened to me expectantly,
    waiting in silence for my counsel.(A)
22 After I had spoken, they spoke no more;(B)
    my words fell gently on their ears.(C)
23 They waited for me as for showers
    and drank in my words as the spring rain.(D)

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