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18 Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit,
    and whoever protects his master is honored.
19 As a face is reflected in water,
    so a person is reflected by his heart.
20 Hell and decay are never satisfied,
    and a person’s eyes are never satisfied.

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18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,(A)
    and whoever protects their master will be honored.(B)

19 As water reflects the face,
    so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]

20 Death and Destruction[b] are never satisfied,(C)
    and neither are human eyes.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon