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17 he makes it ready, and the righteous will wear it,
and the innocent will divide the silver.
18 “He builds his house like the moth,
and like a booth that a watchman has made.
19 He goes to bed with wealth, but[a] he will do so no more;[b]
he opens his eyes, and it is gone.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:19 Hebrew “and”
  2. Job 27:19 Literally “he will not do again”
  3. Job 27:19 Literally “it is not”

17 what he lays up(A) the righteous will wear,(B)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(C)
18 The house(D) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(E)
    like a hut(F) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(G)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(H)

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