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because I have seen how you endure those who sin, and have spared those who act wickedly, and have destroyed your people, and protected your enemies,
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"Then I said in my heart, Are the deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it has gained dominion over Zion?
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For when I came here I saw ungodly deeds without number, and my soul has seen many sinners during these thirty years. And my heart failed me,
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because I have seen how you endure those who sin, and have spared those who act wickedly, and have destroyed your people, and protected your enemies,
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and have not shown to anyone how your way may be comprehended. Are the deeds of Babylon better than those of Zion?
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Or has another nation known you besides Israel? Or what tribes have so believed the covenants as these tribes of Jacob?
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