21 Those who eat me will be hungry for more. Those who drink me will be thirsty for more. (WEB)
Sirach 24:21
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Psalms 69:11–13
11 I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them. 12 Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. 13 But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
Psalms 135:15–17
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Proverbs 25:15–17
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Psalms 69:20–22
20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. 21 They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst. 22 May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution an…
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