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35 I saw a wicked and cruel man
    who looked strong like a healthy tree in good soil.
36 But he died and was gone;
    I looked for him, but he couldn’t be found.

37 Think of the innocent person,
    and watch the honest one.
The man who has peace
    will have children to live after him.

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35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(B)

37 Consider the blameless,(C) observe the upright;(D)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

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