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37 They plant crops in their fields,
    and they plant vines to grow grapes.
They have plenty of food to eat.
38 He blesses them,
    so that they have many children.
Their animals also grow in number.
39 But they may become weak and few in number,
    because of cruel enemies who give them trouble.

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37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards(A)
    that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(B)
    and he did not let their herds diminish.(C)

39 Then their numbers decreased,(D) and they were humbled(E)
    by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

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