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31 They have put their trust
    in something worthless;
now they will become worthless
32 like a date palm tree
    without a leaf.[a]
33 Or like vineyards or orchards
whose blossoms and unripe fruit
    drop to the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. 15.32 leaf: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 32.

31 Let him not deceive(A) himself by trusting what is worthless,(B)
    for he will get nothing in return.(C)
32 Before his time(D) he will wither,(E)
    and his branches will not flourish.(F)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(G)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(H)

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