Deuteronomy 28:39
“Thou shalt plant vineyards and dresse them, but shalt neither drinke of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the wormes shall eate them.”
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Deuteronomy 28:39 Context
37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a prouerbe, and a by-worde, among all nations whither the Lord shall leade thee. 38Thou shalt carie much seede out into the field, and shalt gather but litle in: for the locust shall consume it. 39Thou shalt plant vineyards and dresse them, but shalt neither drinke of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the wormes shall eate them. 40Thou shalt haue Oliue trees throughout al thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thy selfe with the oyle: for thine Oliue shall cast his fruit. 41Thou shalt beget sonnes and daughters, but thou shalt not enioy them: for they shall goe into captiuitie.
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Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat them.
- King James Version
"You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor gather {the grapes,} for the worm will devour them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)