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10 but thou deemedest by parts, and gavest place to penance, and knewest, that the nation of them was wayward, and their malice was kindly (or by kind), that is, made hard by long custom, and that their thought might not be changed without end. [but by parts deeming, thou gave place of penance, not unknowing, for shrewd (or depraved) is the nation of them, and kindly the malice of them, and for the thought of them might not be changed into evermore.]

11 For it was a cursed seed at the beginning. And thou not dreading any man, gavest forgiveness to the sins of them. [The seed forsooth was cursed from the beginning. Not dreading any man, forgiveness thou gave to the sins of them.]

12 For why who shall say to thee, What hast thou done? either who shall stand against thy doom? either who shall come in thy sight, to be (the) avenger of wicked men? either who shall areckon to thee, if nations perish, which thou madest? [Who forsooth shall say to thee, What madest thou? or who shall stand against thy doom? or who in thy sight shall come, venger of wicked or who shall reckon to thee, if nations perish, that thou hast made?]

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