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@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ foundations of the earth?
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 \v 23 He reduces rulers to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth insignificant.
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-\v 24 See, they are barely planted; see, they are barely sown; see, they have barely taken root in the earth,
-\q1 before he blows upon them, and they wither, and the wind blows them away like straw.
+\v 24 They are barely planted, barely sown, their stem has barely taken root in the earth,
+\q1 when he blows upon them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.
 
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