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They ·hide [L lie in ambush] near the villages.
    They ·look for innocent people to kill [murder the innocent; Prov. 1:11];
    ·they watch in secret [L their eyes look intently] for the helpless.
They ·wait in hiding [L lie in ambush in a covert/cover] like a lion.
    They ·wait [L lie] to catch poor people;
    they catch the poor in nets and drag them off.
10 The poor are crushed and thrown down;
    they ·are defeated [L fall] ·because the others are stronger [L by their might].

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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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