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Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,

The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,

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“Surely you know how it has been from of old,(A)
    ever since mankind[a] was placed on the earth,
that the mirth of the wicked(B) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(C) lasts but a moment.(D)
Though the pride(E) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(F)
    and his head touches the clouds,(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 20:4 Or Adam