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For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 34. Congregation, or family.—Bribes. Lit. “presents,” which Bible. frequently were not given freely, but extorted as a real tribute. Calmet.—Septuagint “for the death of the wicked is a martyrdom,” or proof of his impiety. “But fire shall consume the houses of the present (or bribe) receivers.”
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