11 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city,
    and like a high wall in his imagination.

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11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(A)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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“See the man who would not make
    God his refuge,
but (A)trusted in the abundance of his riches
    and sought refuge in his own destruction!”[a]

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  1. Psalm 52:7 Or in his work of destruction

“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(A)
but trusted in his great wealth(B)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

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24 And the disciples (A)were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, (B)“Children, (C)how difficult it is[a] to enter (D)the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter (E)the kingdom of God.”

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  1. Mark 10:24 Some manuscripts add for those who trust in riches

24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is[a] to enter the kingdom of God!(A) 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”(B)

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  1. Mark 10:24 Some manuscripts is for those who trust in riches