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When the young men saw me, they would step out of my way.
    And the old men would stand up in respect for me.
The leading men stopped speaking
    and covered their mouths with their hands.
10 The voices of the important men were quiet.
    It was as if each man’s tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth.

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the young men saw me and stepped aside(A)
    and the old men rose to their feet;(B)
the chief men refrained from speaking(C)
    and covered their mouths with their hands;(D)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,(E)
    and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(F)

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