You (A)have [a]swept them away like a flood, they [b](B)fall asleep;
In the morning they are like (C)grass that [c]sprouts anew.
In the morning it (D)flourishes and [d]sprouts anew;
Toward evening it (E)wilts and (F)withers away.

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  1. Psalm 90:5 Or flooded
  2. Psalm 90:5 Lit become asleep
  3. Psalm 90:5 Or passes away
  4. Psalm 90:6 Or passes away

Yet you sweep people away(A) in the sleep of death—
    they are like the new grass of the morning:
In the morning it springs up new,
    but by evening it is dry and withered.(B)

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10 but the rich person is to glory in his [a]humiliation, because (A)like [b]flowering grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with (B)its scorching heat and (C)withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out.

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  1. James 1:10 Or downfall
  2. James 1:10 Lit the flower of the grass

10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(A) 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat(B) and withers(C) the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed.(D) In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

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