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21 (A) and said:

“We bring nothing at birth;
we take nothing
    with us at death.
The Lord alone gives and takes.
Praise the name of the Lord!”

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21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[a](A)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(B)
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”(C)

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  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there

17 Soon they will die
and all their wealth
    will be left behind.

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17 for they will take nothing(A) with them when they die,
    their splendor will not descend with them.(B)

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We didn't bring anything into this world, and we won't[a] take anything with us when we leave.

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  1. 6.7 we won't: Some manuscripts have “we surely won't.”

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.(A)

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