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20 ·Their mothers [L The womb] forget them,
    and worms ·will eat their bodies [L think they are sweet].
They will not be remembered,
    so wickedness is broken in pieces like a ·stick [L tree; C perhaps by wind or lightening; Ps. 29:5–6; Ezek. 17:24].
21 These evil people ·abuse women who cannot have children [or associate with barren women]
    ·and show no kindness to widows [or which is not favorable to their widow].
22 But God drags away the strong by his power.
    Even though they ·seem strong [L rise up], they ·do not know how long they will live [L can have no confidence in life].

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20 The womb forgets them,
    the worm(A) feasts on them;(B)
the wicked are no longer remembered(C)
    but are broken like a tree.(D)
21 They prey on the barren and childless woman,
    and to the widow they show no kindness.(E)
22 But God drags away the mighty by his power;(F)
    though they become established,(G) they have no assurance of life.(H)

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