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18 The house the evil person builds is like a spider’s web.
    It is like a hut that a guard builds.
19 The evil person is rich when he goes to bed, but he is rich for the last time.
    When he opens his eyes, everything is gone.
20 Fears come over him like a flood.
    A storm snatches him away in the night.

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18 The house(A) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(B)
    like a hut(C) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(D)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(E)
20 Terrors(F) overtake him like a flood;(G)
    a tempest snatches him away in the night.(H)

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