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He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.

He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.

10 He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.

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He lies in wait(A) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(B)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(C)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(D)
10 His victims are crushed,(E) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.

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