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Nun

25 Neither in my youth, nor now in old age
    have I seen the righteous one abandoned(A)
    or his offspring begging for bread.

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25 I am old now; I have lived a long time,
    but I have never seen good people abandoned by the Lord
    or their children begging for food.

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25 I have been young, and now am old,
    yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
    or their children begging bread.

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25 I have been young and now I am old,
Yet (A)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or (B)his [a]descendants begging for bread.

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  1. Psalm 37:25 Lit seed

25 I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken(A)
    or their children begging(B) bread.

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Resh

35 I have seen a ruthless scoundrel,
    spreading out like a green cedar.(A)
36 When I passed by again, he was gone;
    though I searched, he could not be found.

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35 I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant;
    he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;[a]
36 but later I[b] passed by, and he wasn't there;
    I looked for him, but couldn't find him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:35 One ancient translation like a cedar of Lebanon; Hebrew unclear.
  2. Psalm 37:36 Some ancient translations I; Hebrew he.

35 I have seen the wicked oppressing,
    and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.[a]
36 Again I[b] passed by, and they were no more;
    though I sought them, they could not be found.

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  1. Psalm 37:35 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Psalm 37:36 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb he

35 I have (A)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a (B)luxuriant [a]tree in its native soil.
36 Then he passed away, and behold, he (C)was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.

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  1. Psalm 37:35 Lit native; Heb obscure

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(B)

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