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17 Indeed, for all of them morning is deep darkness;
    then they recognize the terrors of deep darkness.
18 He is swift on the surface of the water:[a]
    their portion in the land is accursed,
    they do not turn aside by way of the vineyards.
19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters,
    Sheol, those who have sinned.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:18–24 These verses are inconsistent with Job’s views elsewhere. Moreover, they are in general poorly preserved, and in some cases obscure.

17 For all of them, midnight is their morning;
    they make friends with the terrors(A) of darkness.(B)

18 “Yet they are foam(C) on the surface of the water;(D)
    their portion of the land is cursed,(E)
    so that no one goes to the vineyards.(F)
19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow,(G)
    so the grave(H) snatches away those who have sinned.

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