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30     He will not manage to escape from darkness,
        as it scorches like tender branches that wilt in the flame;
    He will blow away like the breath of his mouth.
31     Don’t let him fool himself;
        if he trusts in the emptiness of his vanity,
        emptiness will be his reward.
32     Before his time is up, it will all be finished
        and the branches of his trees will never leaf out.

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30 He will not escape the darkness;(A)
    a flame(B) will wither his shoots,(C)
    and the breath of God’s mouth(D) will carry him away.(E)
31 Let him not deceive(F) himself by trusting what is worthless,(G)
    for he will get nothing in return.(H)
32 Before his time(I) he will wither,(J)
    and his branches will not flourish.(K)

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