Holy Scripture
Job 4:9
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“Even, as I have seen, they that plough iniquity, and sow sorrows, and reap the same, by the blast of God do they perish, and by the breath of His nostrils are they consumed. To 'sow griefs' is to utter deceits, but to 'reap griefs' is to prevail by so speaking. Or, surely, they 'sow griefs,' who do froward actions, th…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9They shall perish by the command of the Lord, And shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.
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7Remember then who has perished, being pure? Or when were the truehearted utterly destroyed?
8Accordingly as I have seen men plowing barren places, And they that sow them will reap sorrows for themselves.
— Job 4:9 —
10The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, And the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
11The old lion has perished for want of food, And the lions’ whelps have forsaken one another.