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Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the Most High God!
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Verse 8. Ungodly. They adopt the wicked manners of their parents ( Calmet.) and companions, and thus become still more criminal. Bible.
Œtas parentum pejor avis tulit
Nos nequiores, mox daturos
Progeniem vitiosiorem. Hor. ii. ode 6.
—This was terribly verified in the three French assemblies, which overturned the Church and state. A. 1793. See Barruel. Bible.
The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
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