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That's us! We came into being, and almost immediately afterward, we died. We leave behind no evidence of virtue. We squandered what we had in bad living.
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The ungodly person's hope disappears like dust in the wind, like frost that is stripped away and scattered by a mighty wind, like smoke that rises and is immediately dispersed by the wind, like the memory of a stranger who spends the day and then is gone.
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In contrast, those who do the right thing live forever. Their reward comes from the Lord. The Most High takes care of them.
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For this reason, they will receive a lovely palace and a beautiful royal crown from the Lord himself. With his right hand he shelters them and with his right arm he protects them.
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For his weapon, the Lord will take his zeal. He will arm creation itself for the fight against his foes.