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17 He also loved cursing, so (A)it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
18 But he (B)clothed himself with cursing as his garment,
And it (C)came into his inward parts like water
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him as (D)a garment with which he wraps himself,
And for a belt with which he constantly (E)girds himself.

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17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(A)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(B) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(C)
    into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped(D) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.

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