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Now, however, those who have been created in this world—a world furnished with both an inexhaustible table and an endless pasture—have become corrupt in their habits.
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I considered the earth—and, observe, it was ruined. I considered my world, and, observe, it was in danger because of the intrigues of those who had come into it.
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I saw and spared them with great difficulty; I saved for myself one grape out of a cluster and one plant out of a great forest.
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Therefore, let the multitude that was born without purpose perish, and let my grape and my plant be preserved, because I perfected these with much effort.
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But let seven more days pass. Don't fast during this time,