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and_o haste_v make_v thou_o a_o high_a place_n in_o every_o street_n 25_o thou_o haste_v build_v thine_o high_a place_n at_o every_o head_n of_o the_o way_n thou_o haste_v make_v thy_o beauty_n to_o be_v abhor_v thou_o have_v open_v thy_o foot_n to_o every_o one_o that_o come_v by_o and_o multiply_v thy_o whoredom_n 26_o thou_o have_v commit_v fornication_n with_o the_o egyptian_n thy_o neighbour_n which_o be_v great_a in_o flesh_n and_o thus_o have_v thou_o increase_v thy_o whoredom_n to_o anger_v i_o 27_o behold_v i_o do_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n over_o thou_o and_o do_v minish_v thine_o ordinary_a food_n and_o deliver_v thou_o over_o into_o the_o
daniel_n shall_v not_o be_v change_v 18_o so_o the_o king_n go_v into_o his_o palace_n and_o remain_v fast_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o instrument_n of_o music_n bring_v in_o before_o he_o and_o his_o sleep_n go_v from_o he_o 19_o but_o betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n at_o the_o break_n of_o the_o day_n the_o king_n arise_v and_o go_v in_o all_o haste_n unto_o the_o den_n of_o the_o lion_n 20_o now_o as_o he_o come_v nigh_o unto_o the_o den_n he_o cry_v with_o a_o piteous_a voice_n unto_o daniel_n yea_o the_o king_n speak_v and_o say_v unto_o daniel_n oh_o daniel_n thou_o servant_n of_o the_o live_a god_n be_v not_o thy_o god_n who_o thou_o serve_v always_o able_a to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o lion_n 21_o then_o daniel_n say_v unto_o the_o king_n oh_o king_n live_v for_o ever_o 22_o my_o god_n have_v send_v his_o angel_n 34._o which_o have_v shut_v the_o lion_n mouth_n so_o that_o they_o may_v not_o hurt_v i_o for_o my_o ungiltinesse_n be_v find_v out_o before_o he_o and_o as_o 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