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16 They were snatched away before their time,
    their foundations washed away by a river.
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
    What can Shaddai do to us?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things—
    but the counsel of the wicked is far from me!

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16 They were carried off before their time,(A)
    their foundations(B) washed away by a flood.(C)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
    What can the Almighty do to us?’(D)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(E)
    so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(F)

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