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15 Adulterers watch for twilight.
They say, ‘No one is watching us,’ as they cover their faces.
16 In the dark, they break into houses,
⌞but⌟ by day they lock themselves in.
They do not ⌞even⌟ know the light,
17 because morning and deep darkness are the same to them,
because they are familiar with the terrors of deep darkness.

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15 The eye of the adulterer(A) watches for dusk;(B)
    he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’(C)
    and he keeps his face concealed.
16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,(D)
    but by day they shut themselves in;
    they want nothing to do with the light.(E)
17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;
    they make friends with the terrors(F) of darkness.(G)

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