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20     Because he’s never known inner peace,
        he has seized everything he’s ever craved.
21     Because he consumed all he could see, nothing is left;
        his prosperity cannot last.
22     When he is fat with satisfaction,
        the belt of distress will tighten around him
        and the hands of the downtrodden will rise up against him.

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20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(A)
    he cannot save himself by his treasure.(B)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
    his prosperity will not endure.(C)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(D)
    the full force of misery will come upon him.(E)

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