Jeremiah 5:27 Philosophy

כִּכְלוּב֙ מָ֣לֵא ע֔וֹף כֵּ֥ן בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם מְלֵאִ֣ים מִרְמָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֥ן גָּדְל֖וּ וַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃

As a cage is full of birds, So are their houses full of deceit; Therefore they are become great, and waxen rich;

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