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He delivers the poor in their affliction, And opens their ears in oppression.
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"Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness.
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But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.
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Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow; For a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
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Will your riches, Or all the mighty forces, Keep you from distress?
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Do not desire the night, When people are cut off in their place.
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Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this rather than affliction.
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"Behold, God is exalted by His power; Who teaches like Him?
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Who has assigned Him His way, Or who has said, 'You have done wrong'?
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"Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung.
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Everyone has seen it; Man looks on it from afar.