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17 You would forgive me for my sins.
    You would hide them away.

18 But mountains fall down and they break into pieces,
    Rocks fall down from their places.
19 Stones become sand when water pours over them.
    Floods wash away soil.
In the same way, you remove hope from a person's life.

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17 My offenses will be sealed(A) up in a bag;(B)
    you will cover over my sin.(C)

18 “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles(D)
    and as a rock is moved from its place,(E)
19 as water wears away stones
    and torrents(F) wash away the soil,(G)
    so you destroy a person’s hope.(H)

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