17 Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have seized you.
18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches;[a]
do not let a large ransom[b] lead you astray.(A)
19 Can your wealth[c] or all your physical exertion
keep you from distress?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 36:18 Or you into mockery
  2. 36:18 Or bribe
  3. 36:19 Or cry for help

17 But you are filled with the judgment due the (A)wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow;
For (B)a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
19 (C)Will your riches,
Or all the mighty forces,
Keep you from distress?

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