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33 He will be like a vine that loses its grapes.
    They fall off before they are ready to eat.
He will be like an olive tree that loses its flowers,
    so that no olives grow on it.
34 People who turn away from God are like that.
    They have no family to live after them.
If they use the money from bribes to build their homes,
    fire will destroy those homes.
35 They make plans to cause trouble,
    so that evil things happen.
Lies are what come out from inside them.’

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33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(A)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(B)
34 For the company of the godless(C) will be barren,
    and fire will consume(D) the tents of those who love bribes.(E)
35 They conceive trouble(F) and give birth to evil;(G)
    their womb fashions deceit.”

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