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XXII] :For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought,
 * And stripped the naked of their clothing.
 * Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,
 * And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
 * But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;
 * And the honourable man dwelt in it.
 * Thou hast sent widows away empty,
 * And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
 * Therefore snares are round about thee.
 * And sudden fear troubleth thee;
 * Or darkness, that thou canst not see;
 * And abundance of waters cover thee.
 * Is not God in the height of heaven?
 * And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
 * And thou sayest, How doth God know?
 * Can he judge through the dark cloud?
 * Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not;
 * And he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
 * Hast thou marked the old way
 * Which wicked men have trodden?
 * Which were cut down out of time,
 * Whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
 * Which said unto God, Depart from us:
 * And what can the Almighty do for them?
 * Yet he filled their houses with good things: