May they (A)flow away like water that runs off;
When he [a](B)aims his arrows, may they be as [b]headless shafts.
May they be like a snail which goes along in slime,
Like the (C)miscarriage of a woman that never sees the sun.
Before your (D)pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will (E)sweep them away with a whirlwind, the [c]green and the burning alike.

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  1. Psalm 58:7 Lit bends
  2. Psalm 58:7 Lit though they were cut off
  3. Psalm 58:9 Lit living

Let them vanish like water that flows away;(A)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.(B)
May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,(C)
    like a stillborn child(D) that never sees the sun.

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns(E)
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[a](F)

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  1. Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.