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1 Ephraim striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; All the day he multiplieth lies and desolation; And they make a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings will He recompense him. 3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he strove with a godlike being; 4 So he strove with an angel, and prevailed; He wept, and made supplication unto him; At Beth-el he would find him, And there he would speak with us; 5 But the LORD, the God of hosts, The LORD is His name. 6 Therefore turn thou to thy God; Keep mercy and justice, And wait for thy God continually. 7 As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said: 'Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth; In all my labours they shall find in me No iniquity that were sin.' Hosea 12:1-8, JPS Tanakh 1917. Public domain.
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