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14 When the light of day is gone, the murderer gets up.
    He kills poor and needy people.
    At night he goes about like a thief.
15 The person who is guilty of adultery watches for the night.
    He thinks, ‘No one will see me.’
    And he keeps his face covered.
16 In the dark, evil people break into houses.
    But in the daytime they shut themselves up in their own houses.
    They want nothing to do with 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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