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16 Even if he piles up silver like dust
and stores away clothing [in mounds] like clay —
17 he may collect it, but the just will wear it,
and the upright divide up the silver.
18 He builds his house weak as a spider’s web,
as flimsy as a watchman’s shack.

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16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(A)
    and clothes like piles of clay,(B)
17 what he lays up(C) the righteous will wear,(D)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(E)
18 The house(F) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(G)
    like a hut(H) made by a watchman.

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