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But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled.
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Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope?
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"Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off?
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Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same.
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By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
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The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
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The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
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"Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it.
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In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,
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Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.
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Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up.