“Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?(A)
    Where were the upright ever destroyed?(B)
As I have observed,(C) those who plow evil(D)
    and those who sow trouble reap it.(E)
At the breath of God(F) they perish;
    at the blast of his anger they are no more.(G)
10 The lions may roar(H) and growl,
    yet the teeth of the great lions(I) are broken.(J)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(K)
    and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(L)

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Consider: who has perished when he was innocent?
Where have the honest been destroyed?(A)
In my experience, those who plow injustice
and those who sow trouble(B) reap the same.(C)
They perish at a single blast(D) from God
and come to an end by the breath of His nostrils.(E)
10 The lion may roar and the fierce lion(F) growl,
but the fangs of young lions are broken.(G)
11 The strong lion dies if it catches no prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(H)

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