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 ### Structure and formatting
 
-Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetery in verses 9-10, 26-27, and 34-35, which is from the Old Testament.
+Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetry in verses 9-10, 26-27, and 34-35, which is from the Old Testament.
 
 ### Special concepts in this chapter