Verse 11
Jeremiah 17:11
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Original Language Text
hebrew
קֹרֵ֤א דָגַר֙ וְ/לֹ֣א יָלָ֔ד עֹ֥שֶׂה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְ/לֹ֣א בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּ/חֲצִ֤י ימ/ו יָמָי/ו֙ יַעַזְבֶ֔/נּוּ וּ/בְ/אַחֲרִית֖/וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל
English Translation
A caller of a sparrow and not a father, he makes wealth and not with justice; in half of his days he will leave us, and in his end he will be foolish.
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