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“See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness— indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples. “Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, “ ‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?’ Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey. Habakkuk 2:4-7 Read this again from the perspective that God's talking about Satan here. I'll wait. Verses four and five talk about what he is trying to accomplish here. "Puffed up; his desires are not upright". Everything he does is to suit himself, further his agenda, and distract or destroy. Our focus should be on God and God alone but that crafty booger uses thin...