[a]They shall be as the grass on the house tops, which withereth afore it cometh forth.

Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither the gleaner his lap:

[b]Neither they which go by, say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you, or, We bless you in the Name of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 129:6 The enemies that lift themselves most high, and as it were approach near to the Sun, are consumed with the heat of God’s wrath, because they are not grounded in godly humility.
  2. Psalm 129:8 That is, the wicked shall perish, and none shall pass for them.

May they be like grass on the roof,(A)
    which withers(B) before it can grow;
a reaper cannot fill his hands with it,(C)
    nor one who gathers fill his arms.
May those who pass by not say to them,
    “The blessing of the Lord be on you;
    we bless you(D) in the name of the Lord.”

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Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

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