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And the (two) elder men saw her entering each day, and walking; and they burnt out into the covetousness or concupiscence of (or for) her. [And the (two) elder men saw her each day entering, and walking; and they burned in the covetousness of her.]

And they turned away their wit, and bowed down their eyes, (so) that they saw not heaven, neither bethought on just dooms. [And they turned away their wit, and bowed away their eyes, that they should not see heaven, neither should have mind on just dooms.]

10 Soothly both were wounded by the love of (or for) her, and they showed not their sorrow to themselves together (or to each other); [Forsooth both were wounded in the love of her, neither showed to themselves their sorrow;]

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