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Shriveled up from need and hunger,
they gnaw at the dry and barren ground during the night.
They pick saltwort from the underbrush,
and the roots of the broom plant are their food.[a]
They are driven from the community.
People shout at them in the same way they shout at thieves.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:4 Or “they use the roots of the broom plant for warmth.”

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