23 One person dies in excellent health,[a]
completely secure[b] and at ease.
24 His body is[c] well fed,[d]
and his bones are full of marrow.[e]
25 Yet another person dies with a bitter(A) soul,
having never tasted prosperity.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:23 Lit in bone of his perfection
  2. 21:23 Text emended; MT reads health, all at ease
  3. 21:24 Or His sides are; Hb obscure
  4. 21:24 Lit is full of milk
  5. 21:24 Lit and the marrow of his bones is watered

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