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10 He gets their attention
    and commands that they turn from evil.

11 “If they listen and obey God,
    they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives.
    All their years will be pleasant.
12 But if they refuse to listen to him,
    they will cross over the river of death,
    dying from lack of understanding.

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10 He makes them listen(A) to correction(B)
    and commands them to repent of their evil.(C)
11 If they obey and serve him,(D)
    they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity(E)
    and their years in contentment.(F)
12 But if they do not listen,
    they will perish by the sword[a](G)
    and die without knowledge.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 36:12 Or will cross the river