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 \v 26 I am a man who has nothing to hope for,
 \q2 but you try to correct me, and you think what I say is as useless as the wind!
 \q1
-\v 27 You do not sympathize with me at all for the things that I am suffering.
-\q2 You will do anything to get something for yourselves! You would even play a game to see who gets an orphan as a prize!
+\v 27 You will do anything to get something for yourselves! You would even play a game to see who gets an orphan as a prize,
+\q2 and you would barter to sell your own friend!
 
 \s5
 \q1
@@ -945,8 +945,8 @@
 \v 11 He knows which people are worthless,
 \q2 and when he sees people doing wicked things, he certainly does not ignore them.
 \q1
-\v 12 Stupid people like you will start to become wise
-\q2 when wild donkeys start giving birth to people.
+\v 12 A stupid person cannot become wise in their understanding
+\q2 any more than a wild donkey's colt can give birth to a human being.
 
 \s5
 \q1