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14 They will die young—
    their life[a] among the reprobate.
15 But he saves the afflicted through their affliction,
    and opens their ears through oppression.
16 [b]He entices you from distress,
    to a broad place without constraint;
    what rests on your table is rich food.

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Footnotes

  1. 36:14 Life: a miserable life before death or a shadowy existence in Sheol. Reprobate: cf. Dt 23:18–19.
  2. 36:16–20 The Hebrew text here is obscure. Although each verse makes some sense, they do not constitute a logical sequence.

14 They die in their youth,(A)
    among male prostitutes of the shrines.(B)
15 But those who suffer(C) he delivers in their suffering;(D)
    he speaks(E) to them in their affliction.(F)

16 “He is wooing(G) you from the jaws of distress
    to a spacious place(H) free from restriction,(I)
    to the comfort of your table(J) laden with choice food.(K)

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