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17     What he may prepare, the righteous will wear;
        the silver he sets aside, the innocent will divide.
18     He builds his house doomed to impermanence—
        like the moth’s cocoon,
        like the field watchman’s lean-to that is dismantled after the harvest.
19     He lies down to sleep a wealthy man,
        but never again,
    For when he opens his eyes to morning,
        all is gone.

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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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