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4._o the_o plough_v of_o the_o wicked_a be_v sin_n and_o in_o deut._n 28._o 20._o the_o lord_n shall_v send_v upon_o thou_o curse_v vexation_n and_o rebuke_v in_o all_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n unto_o for_o to_o do_v 5._o he_o be_v curse_v not_o only_o in_o his_o estate_n in_o his_o house_n in_o his_o land_n in_o his_o call_n but_o in_o his_o eat_n and_o drink_v too_o you_o have_v a_o strange_a expression_n for_o this_o in_o job_n 20._o 23._o when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o fill_v his_o belly_n god_n shall_v cast_v the_o fury_n of_o his_o wrath_n upon_o he_o and_o shall_v rain_v it_o upon_o he_o when_o he_o be_v eat_v so_o in_o psal_n 38._o 30_o 31._o