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captain of 50 and man of rank,
    counselor, crafty magician and cunning charmer.
I will set children as their rulers.
    Capricious ones will govern them.
The people will oppress one another—
    each one by his fellow,
    each one by his neighbor.
The child will be insolent to the aged,
    and dishonarable to the honorable.

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the captain of fifty(A) and the man of rank,(B)
    the counselor, skilled craftsman(C) and clever enchanter.(D)

“I will make mere youths their officials;
    children will rule over them.”(E)

People will oppress each other—
    man against man, neighbor against neighbor.(F)
The young will rise up against the old,
    the nobody against the honored.

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