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14 You make men like fish of the sea,
    like crawling things that have no ruler.
15 They bring all of them up with a hook,
    they catch them in their net;
they gather them in their dragnet.
    Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net
    and burn incense to their dragnet;
for by them their portion is extravagant,
    and their food plentiful.

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14 You have made people like the fish in the sea,
    like the sea creatures that have no ruler.
15 The wicked(A) foe pulls all of them up with hooks,(B)
    he catches them in his net,(C)
he gathers them up in his dragnet;
    and so he rejoices and is glad.
16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
    and burns incense(D) to his dragnet,
for by his net he lives in luxury
    and enjoys the choicest food.

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