Jeremiah 17:11-13
American Standard Version
11 As the partridge [a]that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days [b]they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
12 A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary. 13 O Jehovah, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be put to shame. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.
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- Jeremiah 17:11 Or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth
- Jeremiah 17:11 Or, he shall leave them
Jeremiah 17:11-13
New International Version
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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