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23 For calamity from God was a terror to me,
    and because of His majesty, I could do nothing.

24 “If I have put my confidence in gold
    or said to fine gold, ‘You are my security,’
25 if I rejoiced because of my great wealth
    or because of the abundance my hand acquired,

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23 For I dreaded destruction from God,(A)
    and for fear of his splendor(B) I could not do such things.(C)

24 “If I have put my trust in gold(D)
    or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(E)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(F)
    the fortune my hands had gained,(G)

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