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Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not [a]upright in him; but the righteous shall live [b]by his faith. [c]Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, [d]that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples. Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting [e]proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!

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  1. Habakkuk 2:4 Or, straight
  2. Habakkuk 2:4 Or, in his faithfulness
  3. Habakkuk 2:5 Or, And also because his wine . . . he is a haughty man
  4. Habakkuk 2:5 Or, he shall not abide
  5. Habakkuk 2:6 Or, riddle