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19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so does Sheol (the place of the dead) those who have sinned.

20 The womb shall forget him, the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered, and unrighteousness shall be broken like a tree [which cannot be healed].(A)

21 [The evil man] preys upon the barren, childless woman and does no good to 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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