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14 The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.
15 The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,
thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’
and he covers his face.
16 In the dark they break[a] into houses;
by day they lock themselves in,[b]
never experiencing the light.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:16 Lit dig
  2. 24:16 Lit they seal for themselves