I am in the midst of lions;(A)
    I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    whose tongues are sharp swords.(B)

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My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
    that I live among the tents of Kedar!(A)

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Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

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Too long have I lived
    among those who hate peace.

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My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

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and if he rescued Lot,(A) a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless(B)

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And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

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(for that righteous man,(A) living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

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(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

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