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20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
    so human desire is never satisfied.

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  1. 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.

20 Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] will not be satisfied,
    and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.

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  1. Proverbs 27:20 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.