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16 And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down headlong.

17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men: neither shall he have mercy on their fatherless, and widows: for every one is a hypocrite and wicked, and every mouth hath spoken folly. For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his bend is stretched out still.

18 For wickedness is kindled as a fire, it shall devour the brier and the thorn: and shall kindle in the thicket of the forest, and it shall be wrapped up in smoke ascending on high.

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16 Those who guide(A) this people mislead them,
    and those who are guided are led astray.(B)
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,(C)
    nor will he pity(D) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly(E) and wicked,(F)
    every mouth speaks folly.(G)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.(H)

18 Surely wickedness burns like a fire;(I)
    it consumes briers and thorns,(J)
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,(K)
    so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.

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