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28 The hope of the just brings joy,
    but the expectation of the wicked perishes.[a]

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  1. 10:28 The thought is elliptical. Joy comes from fulfillment of one’s plans, which the righteous can count on. The opposite of joy thus is not sadness but unfulfillment (“perishes”).

18 Should they die abruptly, they will have no hope
    nor comfort in the day of scrutiny;

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