14 Whose confidence is fragile,
And whose trust a (A)spider’s [a]web.
15 “He [b]trusts in his (B)house, but it does not stand;
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.

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  1. Job 8:14 Lit house
  2. Job 8:15 Lit leans on

The (A)kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
(B)Against the Lord and against His [a](C)Anointed, saying,
“Let us (D)tear their fetters apart
And cast away their cords from us!”

He who [b]sits in the heavens (E)laughs,
The Lord (F)scoffs at them.

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  1. Psalm 2:2 Or Messiah
  2. Psalm 2:4 Or is enthroned

19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, (A)you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘(B)You fool! This very night [a](C)your soul is required of you; and (D)now who will own what you have prepared?’

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  1. Luke 12:20 Lit they are demanding your soul from you