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They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 6. Wisely. “Cunningly.” Many read, qui incantatur a sapiente. Calmet.—He does not approve of the magical art. Menochius.—Serpents may naturally be effected with music. The torpid snake by incantation bursts. Virg. Ec. viii. Bochart verse 3. 385. Parkhurst, chober. Bible.
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