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18 who says to a king, ‘You are a scoundrel,’
    and to nobles, ‘You are wicked men’?
19 “He shows no special respect to princes,
    nor does he make any distinction between rich and poor,
    for they are all the work of his hands.
20 They die suddenly, without warning,
    in the middle of the night;
at his touch the rich are no more,
    and he removes the mighty without lifting a finger.

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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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