35 “They (A)struck me, but I did not become [a]ill;
They beat me, but I did not know it.
When will I awake?
I will (B)seek [b]another drink.”

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  1. Proverbs 23:35 I.e., from the effect of wounds
  2. Proverbs 23:35 Lit it yet again

35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
    They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
    so I can find another drink?”(A)

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11 Like (A)a dog that returns to its vomit,
So is a fool who (B)repeats [a]his foolishness.

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  1. Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his

11 As a dog returns to its vomit,(A)
    so fools repeat their folly.(B)

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Lord, do (A)Your eyes not look for honesty?
You have (B)struck them,
But they did not [a]weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they (C)refused to accept discipline.
They have (D)made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:3 Or become sick

Lord, do not your eyes(A) look for truth?
    You struck(B) them, but they felt no pain;
    you crushed them, but they refused correction.(C)
They made their faces harder than stone(D)
    and refused to repent.(E)

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