Job 20:21
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21 There was nothing left after they had eaten;
therefore their prosperity will not endure.(A)
Luke 16:24-25
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24 He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’(A) 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus in like manner evil things, but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.(B)
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Jeremiah 17:11
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11 Like the partridge hatching what it did not lay,
so are all who amass wealth unjustly;
in midlife it will leave them,
and at their end they will prove to be fools.
Job 18:19
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19 They have no offspring or descendant among their people
and no survivor where they used to live.(A)
Job 15:29
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29 they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure,
nor will they strike root in the earth;[a](A)
Footnotes
- 15.29 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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