10 I the Lord search the heart, and try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his works.

11 [a]As the partridge gathereth the young, which she hath not brought forth: so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

12 As a glorious throne [b]exalted from the beginning, so is the place of our Sanctuary.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:11 As the Partridge by calling gathered others which forsake her, when they see that she is not their dam: so the covetous man is forsaken of his riches, because he cometh by them falsely.
  2. Jeremiah 17:12 Showing that the godly ought to glory in nothing, but in God, who doth exalt his, and hath left a sign of his favor in his Temple.

10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
    are those who gain riches by unjust means.
When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them,
    and in the end they will prove to be fools.(E)

12 A glorious throne,(F) exalted from the beginning,
    is the place of our sanctuary.

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