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19 
“Drought and heat consume the snow waters;
So does Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) [consume] those who have sinned.
20 
“A mother will forget him;
The worm feeds on him until he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree [which cannot be restored].(A)
21 
“He preys on the barren (childless) woman
And does no good for the widow.

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19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow,(A)
    so the grave(B) snatches away those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them,
    the worm(C) feasts on them;(D)
the wicked are no longer remembered(E)
    but are broken like a tree.(F)
21 They prey on the barren and childless woman,
    and to the widow they show no kindness.(G)

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