19 they have vanished and gone down to Hades, and others have come up in their place. (WEB) 20 Younger men have seen the light and lived upon the earth, but they haven’t known the way of knowledge, (WEB) 21 nor understood its paths. Their children haven’t embraced it. They are far off from their way. (WEB)
Baruch 3:19–21
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Job 24:12–14
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Psalms 82:4–6
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