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18     How are they repaid for their insolence?
        You say, “He stuffs their homes with goodness,”
    Then you shake your head and mutter,
        “Far be it from me to understand the thoughts and plans of the wicked.”
19     The righteous would look upon their ruin and laugh for delight;
        the innocent would taunt
20     By saying, “Sure enough, our enemies have gone to their annihilation,
        and what they’ve left behind feeds a hungry fire.”

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18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(A)
    so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(B)
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(C)
    the innocent mock(D) them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,(E)
    and fire(F) devours their wealth.’

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