Proverbs 24:22
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
In other translations
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
Hebrew words
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