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disse ekstremister mødte deres overmand i fredags.
those extremists met their match last friday.

dit rene blik afskyr ondt, du tåler ej synet af kvide; hvi ser du da tavs på ransmænd, at gudløs sluger sin overmand i retfærd?
thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

hr. sturdy har forsøgt at udligne faldet i de månedlige stigninger, men som det altid er tilfældet med denne form for elendighed og stramhed, har han fundet sin overmand, nemlig hr.
mr sturdy has tried to make up for the reduction in monthly premiums, but always playing this game of tight-fisted rigour.

alle mine ledemod sige: "herre, hvo er som du, du, som frelser den arme fra hans overmand, den arme og fattige fra røveren!"
all my bones shall say, lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

hvis disse markeder imidlertid overmandes af en spekulativ ånd, viser det sig, at der mangler bremser i systemet.
but when these markets fall prey to speculation, there are manifestly no checks on the system.