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Wisdom Sayings

Thus says the Lord:
    Cursed is anyone who places his trust in human beings
and relies on human strength
    while his heart turns away from the Lord.
Such a person is like a shrub in the desert;
    when relief comes, he will not be aware of it.
He will continue to live
    in the parched areas of the desert,
    in an uninhabited salt land.
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord
    and whose hope is the Lord.

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This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,(A)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.(B)
That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places(C) of the desert,
    in a salt(D) land where no one lives.

“But blessed(E) is the one who trusts(F) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.

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