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14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy,
and in the night is as a thief.
15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight,
saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.
16 In the dark they dig through houses,
which they had marked for themselves in the daytime:
they know not the light.

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14 When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up,
    kills(A) the poor and needy,(B)
    and in the night steals forth like a thief.(C)
15 The eye of the adulterer(D) watches for dusk;(E)
    he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’(F)
    and he keeps his face concealed.
16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,(G)
    but by day they shut themselves in;
    they want nothing to do with the light.(H)

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