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Job 20:19-21
Contemporary English Version

19 because they cheated the poor
    and took their homes.

20 Greedy people want everything
    and are never satisfied.[a]
21 But when nothing remains
for them to grab,
    they will be nothing.

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  1. 20.20 are never satisfied: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Job 20:19-21
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19 For he has oppressed the poor(A) and left them destitute;(B)
    he has seized houses(C) he did not build.

20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(D)
    he cannot save himself by his treasure.(E)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
    his prosperity will not endure.(F)

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