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16 In the dark, evil people break into houses [v. 14].
    In the daytime they ·shut [seal] themselves up in their own houses,
    because they ·want nothing to do with [L do not know] the light.
17 Darkness is like morning to all these evil people
    who ·make friends with [L recognize] the terrors of darkness.

18 “·They [The wicked] are ·like foam floating [or like scum; L quick] on the water.
    Their ·part of the land [lot; portion] is cursed;
    no one ·uses the road that goes by [L turns toward] their vineyards. [C This seems to contradict Job’s contention that the wicked escape judgment. Perhaps these are his opponents’ views, or his wish.]

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