| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 16 Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. | 16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. |
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