20 Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And let the bones of the lawless lie dishonoured in the sight of the sun. (PSS) 21 Let ravens peck out the eyes of the hypocrites. (PSS) 22 For they have laid waste many houses of men, in dishonour, And scattered them in their lust; (PSS)
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