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They live in the midst of tombs
    and spend the night in secret places,
eating the flesh of pigs
    and filling their plates with unclean food,
as they cry out, “Keep away!
    Do not touch me,
    for I am too sacred for you.”
Such people to me are like choking smoke,
    a fire that smolders throughout the day.
Their deeds have been inscribed in my memory;
    I will not remain silent until I have repaid in full

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who sit among the graves(A)
    and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(B)
    and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
    for I am too sacred(C) for you!’
Such people are smoke(D) in my nostrils,
    a fire that keeps burning all day.

“See, it stands written before me:
    I will not keep silent(E) but will pay back(F) in full;
    I will pay it back into their laps(G)

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