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19 It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,
    and only its Creator can threaten it.
20 The mountains offer it their best food,
    where all the wild animals play.
21 It lies under the lotus plants,[a]
    hidden by the reeds in the marsh.

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Footnotes

  1. 40:21 Or bramble bushes; also in 40:22.

19 It ranks first among the works of God,(A)
    yet its Maker(B) can approach it with his sword.(C)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(D)
    and all the wild animals play(E) nearby.(F)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
    hidden among the reeds(G) in the marsh.(H)

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