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they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the same maiden, to profane my holy name: and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

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They trample on the heads of the poor
    as on the dust of the ground
    and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
    and so profane my holy name.(A)
They lie down beside every altar
    on garments taken in pledge.(B)
In the house of their god
    they drink wine(C) taken as fines.(D)

“Yet I destroyed the Amorites(E) before them,
    though they were tall(F) as the cedars
    and strong as the oaks.(G)
I destroyed their fruit above
    and their roots(H) below.

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