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From ·birth [L the womb], evil people ·turn away [go astray] from God;
    they wander off and tell lies ·as soon as they are born [L from the belly; C another word for the womb; 51:5].
They ·are [L have poison/venom] like ·poisonous [venomous] snakes,
    like deaf cobras that ·stop [plug] up their ears
so they cannot hear the music of the snake charmer
    no matter how ·well he plays [wisely/skillfully he enchants].

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Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
Their venom is like the venom of a snake,(A)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
that will not heed(B) the tune of the charmer,(C)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

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