You sent widows away empty-handed,
and the strength of the fatherless(A) was[a] crushed.
10 Therefore snares surround you,
and sudden dread terrifies(B) you,
11 or darkness, so you cannot see,
and a flood of water covers you.(C)

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  1. 22:9 LXX, Syr, Vg, Tg read you have

And you sent widows(A) away empty-handed(B)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.(C)
10 That is why snares(D) are all around you,(E)
    why sudden peril terrifies you,(F)
11 why it is so dark(G) you cannot see,
    and why a flood of water covers you.(H)

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