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29     As you try to figure out which way to go in life,
        you’ll be groping around the way a blind person gropes in the darkness,
        even in the middle of the day.
    You’ll never find your way, and you’ll never be prosperous.
        You’ll be exploited and robbed all the time, and no one will rescue you.
30     You’ll get engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her.
        You’ll build a house but never live in it.
        You’ll plant a vineyard but never enjoy its fruit.
31     Your ox will be slaughtered as you look on helplessly, and others will eat it.
        Your donkey will be taken away from you and never returned.
        Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will help you get them back.

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29 At midday you will grope(A) about like a blind person in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue(B) you.

30 You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her.(C) You will build a house, but you will not live in it.(D) You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit.(E) 31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.

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