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32 Before he is old,
    his life will end.
Like a tree that makes no leaves,
    he will have no success in life.
33 He will be like a vine that loses its grapes.
    They fall off before they are ready to eat.
He will be like an olive tree that loses its flowers,
    so that no olives grow on it.
34 People who turn away from God are like that.
    They have no family to live after them.
If they use the money from bribes to build their homes,
    fire will destroy those homes.

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32 Before his time(A) he will wither,(B)
    and his branches will not flourish.(C)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(D)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(E)
34 For the company of the godless(F) will be barren,
    and fire will consume(G) the tents of those who love bribes.(H)

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