16 Sheol;(A) a childless womb;(B)
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”

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Moreover, wine[a] betrays;
an arrogant man is never at rest.[b]
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.(A)
He gathers all the nations to himself;(B)
he collects all the peoples for himself.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:5 DSS read wealth
  2. 2:5 Or man does not endure; Hb obscure

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