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15 God made me in my mother’s womb, and he also made them;
    the same God formed both of us in our mothers’ wombs.

16 “I have never ·refused the appeals of the poor [or deprived the poor of some pleasure]
    or ·let widows give up hope while looking for help [L caused the eyes of the widow to fail].
17 I have not ·kept my food to myself [eaten my morsel alone]
    ·but have given it to the orphans [L or not let orphans eat it].

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15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?(A)
    Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?(B)

16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(C)
    or let the eyes of the widow(D) grow weary,(E)
17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless(F)

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