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"How well you prepare your way To seek love! Therefore even to the wicked women You have taught your ways.

Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

"Also on your skirts is found The lifeblood of the innocent poor; You did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things,

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

You said, 'I am innocent; Surely His anger is turned away from me.' Behold, I will enter into judgment with you Because you say, 'I have not sinned.'

Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.