19 As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow,
so Sheol(A) steals those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them;
worms feed on them;
they are remembered(B) no more.
So injustice is broken like a tree.
21 They prey on[a] the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:21 LXX, Tg read They harm

19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow,(A)
    so the grave(B) snatches away those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them,
    the worm(C) feasts on them;(D)
the wicked are no longer remembered(E)
    but are broken like a tree.(F)
21 They prey on the barren and childless woman,
    and to the widow they show no kindness.(G)

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