13 Such is the destiny[a] of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless(A) will perish.

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  1. Job 8:13 Lit Such are the ways

13 Such is the destiny(A) of all who forget God;(B)
    so perishes the hope of the godless.(C)

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the smell of water makes it thrive
and produce twigs like a sapling.(A)

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yet at the scent of water(A) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(B)

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When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. Proverbs 11:7 Or strength

Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel.(A) Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up,(B) and our hope has perished;(C) we are cut off.’(D)

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11 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’(A)

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