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16 I was like a father to needy people.
    And I took the side of strangers when they were in trouble.
17 I broke the fangs of evil people.
    And I snatched from their teeth the people they wanted to hurt.

18 “I thought, ‘I will live for as many days as there are grains of sand.
    And I will die in my own house.

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16 I was a father to the needy;(A)
    I took up the case(B) of the stranger.(C)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims(D) from their teeth.(E)

18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
    my days as numerous as the grains of sand.(F)

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