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18 Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy
    —for you are praised when you do well for yourself—
19 they[a] will go to the company of their ancestors,
    who will never again see the light.
20 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
    they are like the animals that perish.

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  1. Psalm 49:19 Cn: Heb you

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