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14 When nightfall descends, the murderer arises
    to slay the poor and the needy;
    during the night he steals forth like a thief.
15 “The eye of the adulterer also waits eagerly for twilight,
    thinking, ‘No eye will see me.’
16 In the darkness men break into houses,
    but during the day they shut themselves in,
    for they are strangers to daylight.

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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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