Verse 11
Jeremiah 17:11
Noah Webster Bible
11
As the partridge sitteth on eggs , and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end 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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