He is like a tree planted beside streams of water[a]
that bears its fruit in season[b](A)
and whose leaf does not wither.(B)
Whatever he does prospers.(C)

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  1. Psalm 1:3 Or beside irrigation canals
  2. Psalm 1:3 Lit in its season

That person is like a tree(A) planted by streams(B) of water,(C)
    which yields its fruit(D) in season
and whose leaf(E) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(F)

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All of us have become like something unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like a polluted[a] garment;(A)
all of us wither like a leaf,(B)
and our iniquities(C) carry us away like the wind.

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  1. Isaiah 64:6 Lit menstrual

All of us have become like one who is unclean,(A)
    and all our righteous(B) acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,(C)
    and like the wind our sins sweep us away.(D)

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