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    the captain of fifty,
    the honorable man,
    the counselor,
    the skilled craftsman,
    and the clever enchanter.
I will give boys to be their princes,
    and children shall rule over them.
The people will be oppressed,
    everyone by another,
    and everyone by his neighbor.
The child will behave himself proudly against the old man,
    and the wicked against 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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