Psalm 58:7-9

New Century Version

⁷Let them disappear like water that flows away.
    Let them be cut short like a broken arrow.
⁸Let them be like snails that melt as they move.
    Let them be like a child born dead who never saw the sun.
⁹His anger will blow them away alive
    faster than burning thorns can heat a pot.

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Psalm 58:7-9

New International Version

⁷Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(A)
when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(B)
⁸May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,^(C)
like a stillborn child^(D) that never sees the sun.