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29 The wisest of her ladies answers her,
    indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they having trouble finding and dividing the spoils?
A woman or two to each man,
    colorful garments as plunder to Sisera,
    the plunder of garments with colorful needlework,
    colorful needlework for around the plunderer’s neck?’
31 So may all of your enemies perish, O Lord,
    may those who love him come forth like the mighty sun.”

There was then peace in the land for forty years.

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29 The wisest of her ladies answer her;
    indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(A)
    a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
    colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(B) for my neck—
    all this as plunder?(C)

31 “So may all your enemies perish,(D) Lord!
    But may all who love you be like the sun(E)
    when it rises in its strength.”(F)

Then the land had peace(G) forty years.

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