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Then he will give wisdom to the judges who must decide cases
    and strength to those who battle at the city gate.
But now those leaders are drunk with wine;
    they stumble from drinking too much beer.
The priests and prophets are drunk with beer
    and are filled with wine.
They stumble from too much beer.
    The prophets are drunk when they see their visions;
    the judges stumble when they make their decisions.
Every table is covered with vomit,
    so there is not a clean place anywhere.

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He will be a spirit of justice(A)
    to the one who sits in judgment,(B)
a source of strength
    to those who turn back the battle(C) at the gate.

And these also stagger(D) from wine(E)
    and reel(F) from beer:
Priests(G) and prophets(H) stagger from beer
    and are befuddled with wine;
they reel from beer,
    they stagger when seeing visions,(I)
    they stumble when rendering decisions.
All the tables are covered with vomit(J)
    and there is not a spot without filth.

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