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29 they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure,
    nor will they strike root in the earth;[a]
30 they will not escape from darkness;
    the flame will dry up their shoots,
    and their blossom[b] will be swept away[c] by the wind.
31 Let them not trust in emptiness, deceiving themselves;
    for emptiness will be their recompense.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:29 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Job 15:30 Gk: Heb mouth
  3. Job 15:30 Cn: Heb will depart

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