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which_o thou_o have_v not_o lobour_v neither_o make_v it_o grow_v why_o then_o be_v thy_o eye_n evil_a wherefore_o be_v thou_o displease_v that_o i_o shall_v spare_v so_o great_a a_o city_n where_o be_v so_o many_o person_n and_o so_o much_o cattle_n this_o reproof_n will_v fall_v heavy_a upon_o these_o man_n for_o they_o have_v pity_v a_o more_o base_a vile_a and_o contemptible_a thing_n than_o be_v the_o gourd_n but_o they_o have_v not_o pity_v their_o brethren_n nor_o that_o place_n where_o be_v so_o many_o person_n and_o so_o much_o cattle_n i_o do_v present_v it_o only_o to_o their_o sad_a and_o most_o retire_a thought_n and_o conclude_v it_o with_o a_o yet_o sharp_a reproof_n from_o the_o lord_n own_o mouth_n in_o a_o very_a like_o case_n for_o than_o they_o do_v lavish_a gold_n out_o of_o a_o bag_n to_o beautify_v a_o image_n here_o they_o have_v do_v as_o much_o and_o more_o for_o they_o lavish_a word_n also_o to_o defend_v the_o same_o the_o reproof_n be_v and_o it_o be_v a_o 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