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10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind,[a]
    I test the heart,[b]
and give to each one according to his way,
    according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
    is one who amasses wealth without justice.
In the middle of his days it will leave him,
    and at his end he will prove to be a fool.”

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12 A lofty throne of glory from the beginning
    is the place of our sanctuary.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “heart”
  2. Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “kidneys”

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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