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16 I was a father to the poor,
    and I searched out the case that I did not know.
17 I broke the jaws of the wicked
    and plucked the victim from his teeth.

18 “Then I said, ‘I will die in my nest,
    and I will multiply my days as the sand.

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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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