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those who have sport with the birds of the air, and who hoard up silver and gold, in which men trust, and there is no end to their getting;
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those who scheme to get silver, and are anxious, whose labors are beyond measure?
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They have vanished and gone down to Hades, and others have arisen in their place.
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Young men have seen the light of day, and have dwelt upon the earth; but they have not learned the way to knowledge, nor understood her paths, nor laid hold of her.
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Their sons have strayed far from her way.