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Then this word of ADONAI came through Hagai the prophet:
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"So is now the time for you to be living in your own paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
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Therefore here is what ADONAI-Tzva'ot says: 'Think about your life!
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You sow much but bring in little; you eat but aren't satisfied; you drink but never have enough; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who works for a living earns wages that are put in a bag full of holes.'"
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"Here is what ADONAI-Tzva'ot says: 'Think about your life!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.