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They hatch adders’ eggs,
and weave the spider’s web—
whoever eats their eggs dies;
crack one open, a viper breaks out.
Their webs will not become clothing,
nor will they cover themselves with what they make.
Their deeds are works of iniquity,
    an act of violence is in their hands.
Their feet run after evil.
They rush to shed innocent blood.[a]
Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity.
Violence and ruin are on their highways.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:7 cf. Rom. 3:17.