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Proverbs 1:17-19
Modern English Version

17 Surely in vain the net is spread
    in the sight of any bird.
18 They lie in wait for their own blood;
    they lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain,
    which takes away the life of its owners.

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Proverbs 1:17-19
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17 How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(A) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(B)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.(C)

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Proverbs 1:17-19
King James Version

17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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Proverbs 1:17-19
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17 (A)For in vain is a net spread
    in the sight of any bird,
18 but these men (B)lie in wait for their own blood;
    they (C)set an ambush for their own lives.
19 (D)Such are the ways of everyone who is (E)greedy for unjust gain;
    (F)it takes away the life of its possessors.

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