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11 Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg that it did not lay.
    That bird is like the man who gets rich by cheating.
When that man’s life is half finished, he will lose his riches.
    At the end of his life, it will be clear he was a fool.

12 From the beginning, our Temple has been honored
    as a glorious throne for God.
13 Lord, you are the hope of Israel.
    Those who leave you will be shamed.
A person who quits following the Lord will be like a name written in the dust.
    That is because he has left the Lord.
    The Lord is the spring of living water.

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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)

12 A glorious throne,(B) exalted from the beginning,
    is the place of our sanctuary.
13 Lord, you are the hope(C) of Israel;
    all who forsake(D) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(E)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(F)

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