Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself,(A)
    and your righteousness only other people.(B)

“People cry out(C) under a load of oppression;(D)
    they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.(E)
10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,(F)
    who gives songs(G) in the night,(H)

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Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

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