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Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.
They float on the surface of the water. Their section of the land is cursed, so that they never go to their vineyards.
“You say, ‘Swift are they on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards.
“They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their plot of land on the earth is cursed. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
“Yet they are foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards.
“They should be swift on the face of the waters, Their portion should be cursed in the earth, So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
“But they disappear like foam down a river. Everything they own is cursed, and they are afraid to enter their own vineyards.
“They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed in the earth. They don’t turn into the way of the vineyards.