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They drive away donkeys that belong to the fatherless.
They seize the widow’s ox as collateral.
They shove the poor out of the way.
The oppressed people of the land hide together.
They go out to their labor, like wild donkeys in the wilderness,
    looking for food.
The wasteland is their only source of food for themselves
    and their children.

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They drive away the orphan’s donkey
    and take the widow’s ox in pledge.(A)
They thrust the needy(B) from the path
    and force all the poor(C) of the land into hiding.(D)
Like wild donkeys(E) in the desert,
    the poor go about their labor(F) of foraging food;
    the wasteland(G) provides food for their children.

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