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13 The pangs of childbirth come for him,
    but he is an unwise son,
for at the proper time he does not present himself
    at the mouth of the womb.(A)

14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
    Shall I redeem them from Death?
O Death, where are[a] your plagues?
    O Sheol, where is[b] your destruction?
    Compassion is hidden from my eyes.(B)

15 Although he may flourish among rushes,[c]
    the east wind shall come, a blast from the Lord,
    rising from the wilderness,
and his fountain shall dry up;
    his spring shall be parched.
It shall strip his treasury
    of every precious thing.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 13.14 Gk Syr: Heb I will be
  2. 13.14 Gk Syr: Heb I will be
  3. 13.15 Or among brothers