11 As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,
So is a person who (A)makes a fortune, but unjustly;
In the middle of his days it will abandon him,
And in [a]the end he will be a (B)fool.”

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  1. Jeremiah 17:11 Lit his

11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
    are those who gain riches by unjust means.
When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them,
    and in the end they will prove to be fools.(A)

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