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Jeremiah 17:11
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 17:11
New Catholic Bible
11 Like a partridge[a] hatching eggs that it has not laid,
so is the man who amasses riches unjustly.
When his life is half completed,
they will desert him;
and when his life is at an end,
he will prove to have been a fool.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:11 The partridge that hatches the eggs of another bird will see itself abandoned by these chicks.
Jeremiah 17:11
New International Version
Jeremiah 17:11
New International Version
11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
are those who gain riches by unjust means.
When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them,
and in the end they will prove to be fools.(A)
New International Version (NIV) 
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