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14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,
    at noonday they grope as though it were night.
15 But he saves the poor from the sword of their mouth,[a]
    from the hand of the mighty.
16 Thus the needy have hope,
    and iniquity closes its mouth.

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  1. 5:15 From the sword of their mouth: the Hebrew is obscure.

14 Darkness(A) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(B)
15 He saves the needy(C) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(D)
16 So the poor(E) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(F)

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