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They sat among the graves and spent their nights in caves.
    They ate pork and in their pots made broth from unclean foods.
They said, “Stay away! Don’t touch me!
    I’m holier than you are.”
    They have become like smoke in my nose,
        like a smoldering fire all day long.

“Look! It is written in front of me.

    I will not be silent, but I will repay.
    I will repay you 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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