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11 They send forth their little ones like the flock,
And their children skip about.
12 They lift up the tambourine and harp
And are glad at the sound of the pipe.
13 They (A)spend their days in prosperity,
And [a]suddenly they go down to Sheol.

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  1. Job 21:13 As in most versions; M.T. are shattered by Sheol

11 They send forth their children as a flock;(A)
    their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(B)
    they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(C)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(D)
    and go down to the grave(E) in peace.[a](F)

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  1. Job 21:13 Or in an instant