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Rh :They hunt every man his brother with a net.
 * Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently;
 * The prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward;
 * And the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul;
 * Thus they weave it together.
 * The best of them is as a brier;
 * The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge;
 * The day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come;
 * Now shall be their perplexity.
 * Trust ye not in a friend,
 * Put ye not confidence in a familiar friend;
 * Keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
 * For the son dishonoureth the father,
 * The daughter riseth up against her mother,
 * The daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
 * A man's enemies are the men of his own house.


 * 'But as for, me, I will look unto the ;
 * I will wait for the God of my salvation;
 * My God will hear me.
 * Rejoice not against me, mine enemy;
 * Though I am fallen, I shall arise;
 * Though I sit in darkness, the is a light unto me.
 * I will bear the indignation of the ,
 * Because I have sinned against Him;
 * Until He plead my cause, and execute judgment for me;
 * He will bring me forth to the light,
 * And I shall behold His righteousness.
 * Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her;
 * Who said unto me: Where is the thy God?
 * Mine eyes shall gaze upon her;
 * Now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.'
 * 'The day for building thy walls, even that day, shall be far removed.'
 * There shall be a day when they shall come unto thee,
 * From Assyria even to the cities of Egypt,
 * And from Egypt even to the River,
 * And from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
 * And the land shall be desolate for them that dwell therein,
 * Because of the fruit of their doings.


 * Tend Thy people with Thy staff, the flock of Thy heritage,
 * That dwell solitarily, as a forest in the midst of the fruitful field;
 * Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
 * 'As in the days of thy coming forth put of the land of Egypt
 * Will I show unto him, marvellous things.'
 * The nations shall see and be put to shame for all their might;
 * They shall lay their hand upon their mouth,
 * Their ears shall be deaf.
 * They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
 * Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places;
 * They shall come with fear unto the our God,
 * And shall be afraid because of Thee.
 * Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth the iniquity,