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18 Who says to a king, “You are worthless!”
    and to nobles, “You are wicked!”
19 Who neither favors the person of princes,
    nor respects the rich more than the poor?
For they are all the work of his hands;(A)
20     in a moment they die, even at midnight.(B)
People are shaken, and pass away,
    the powerful are removed without lifting a hand;

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18 who says to a king, ‘You scoundrel!’
    and to princes, ‘You wicked men!’;
19 who shows no partiality to nobles,
    nor regards the rich more than the poor,
    for they are all the work of his hands?
20 In a moment they die;
    at midnight the people are shaken and pass away,
    and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.

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18 God condemns kings and rulers
    when they are worthless or wicked.
19 He does not take the side of rulers
    nor favor the rich over the poor,
    for he created everyone.
20 We may suddenly die at night.
    God strikes us down and we perish;
    he kills the mighty with no effort at all.

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18 Who says to a king, ‘You worthless one,’
To nobles, ‘You wicked one’;
19 Who shows no (A)partiality to the prominent,
Nor regards the rich as above the poor,
Since they are all the (B)work of His hands?
20 In a moment they die, and (C)at midnight
People are shaken and pass away,
And (D)the powerful are taken away without a hand.

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18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’
    and to nobles,(A) ‘You are wicked,’(B)
19 who shows no partiality(C) to princes
    and does not favor the rich over the poor,(D)
    for they are all the work of his hands?(E)
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;(F)
    the people are shaken and they pass away;
    the mighty are removed without human hand.(G)

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