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16 “He did not remember to be ·loving [loyal].
    He ·hurt [persecuted; L pursued] the poor, the needy, and those who were ·sad [depressed; L brokenhearted]
    ·until they were nearly dead [L to their death].
17 He loved to put curses on others,
    so let those same curses ·fall on [L come to] him.
He did not like to bless others,
    so ·do not let good things happen to him [L let them (blessings) be far from him].
18 He ·cursed others as often as he wore clothes [L wore curses like a coat].
    ·Cursing others filled his body and his life,
    like drinking water and using olive oil [L Let them come like water in his innards and like oil in his bones].

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16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(A) and the brokenhearted.(B)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(C)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(D) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(E)
    into his bones like oil.

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