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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at sacred-texts.com

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HYMN XCVI

An incantation against an undetected thief

1The kine are resting in the stall, home to her nest hath flown
   the bird,
  The hills are firmly rooted: I have fixed the kidneys in their
   place.