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16 They never thought about doing anything kind.
    Instead, they drove those who were poor and needy to their deaths.
    They did the same thing to those whose hearts were broken.
17 They loved to curse others.
    May their curses come back on them.
They didn’t find any pleasure in giving anyone their blessing.
    May no blessing ever come to them.
18 They cursed others as easily as they put on clothes.
    Cursing was as natural to them as getting a drink of water
    or putting olive oil on their bodies.

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16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(A) and the brokenhearted.(B)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(C)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(D) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(E)
    into his bones like oil.

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