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11 Some people get rich by doing sinful things.
    They are like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
When their lives are half over, their riches will desert them.
    In the end they will prove how foolish they have been.

12 Our temple is where the Lord’s glorious throne is.
    From the beginning it has been high and lifted up.
13 Lord, you are Israel’s only hope.
    Everyone who deserts you will be put to shame.
The names of those who turn away from you will be listed among the dead.
    Lord, they have deserted you.
    You are the spring of water that gives life.

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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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