11 They crush olives within their walls; they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty. 12 From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing. 13 Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
Job 24:11–13
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