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10 His heart is ashes, his hope is cheaper than dirt,
and his life is of less worth than clay,
11 because he failed to know the one who formed him
and inspired him with an active soul
and breathed into him a living spirit.
12 But he[a] considered our existence an idle game,
and life a festival held for profit,
for he says one must get money however one can, even by base means.

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  1. Wisdom 15:12 Other authorities read they

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