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23 Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought.

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23 The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.(A)

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14 My family is gone,
    and my close friends have forgotten me.

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14 My relatives have gone away;
    my closest friends(A) have forgotten me.

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12 I am ignored as if I were dead,
    as if I were a broken pot.

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12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;(A)
    I have become like broken pottery.

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You drink wine by the bowlful
    and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions.
    You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:6 Hebrew of Joseph.

You drink wine(A) by the bowlful
    and use the finest lotions,
    but you do not grieve(B) over the ruin of Joseph.(C)

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15 A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him. 16 So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

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15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.(A) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(B)

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19 Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,[a]
    the Lord tested Joseph’s character.

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Footnotes

  1. 105:19 Hebrew his word.

19 till what he foretold(A) came to pass,
    till the word(B) of the Lord proved him true.

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