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The happiness of evil people is brief,
    and the joy of the wicked lasts only a moment.
Their pride may be as high as the heavens,
    and their heads may touch the clouds,
but they will be gone forever, like their own dung.
    People who knew them will say, ‘Where are they?’

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that the mirth of the wicked(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless(B) lasts but a moment.(C)
Though the pride(D) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(E)
    and his head touches the clouds,(F)
he will perish forever,(G) like his own dung;
    those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(H)

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