28 A person wears out like something rotten,
like a moth-eaten garment.(A)

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28 “So man wastes away like something rotten,
    like a garment(A) eaten by moths.(B)

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In truth, the Lord God will help me;
who will condemn me?(A)
Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment;
a moth will devour them.(B)

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It is the Sovereign Lord(A) who helps(B) me.
    Who will condemn(C) me?
They will all wear out like a garment;
    the moths(D) will eat them up.

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God and Possessions

19 “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures[a] on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.(A) 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,(B) where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:19 Or valuables

Treasures in Heaven(A)

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(B) where moths and vermin destroy,(C) and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,(D) where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.(E)

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