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16 
“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light [of day].
17 
“For the morning is the same to him as the thick darkness [of midnight];
For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.

18 
“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth;
They do not turn toward the vineyards.

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16 In the dark, thieves break into houses,(A)
    but by day they shut themselves in;
    they want nothing to do with the light.(B)
17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;
    they make friends with the terrors(C) of darkness.(D)

18 “Yet they are foam(E) on the surface of the water;(F)
    their portion of the land is cursed,(G)
    so that no one goes to the vineyards.(H)

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