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because you have humbled yourself, as is becoming for you, and have not considered yourself to be among the righteous. You will receive the greatest glory,
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For you come far short of being able to love my creation more than I love it. But you have often compared yourself to the unrighteous. Never do so!
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But even in this respect you will be praiseworthy before the Most High,
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because you have humbled yourself, as is becoming for you, and have not considered yourself to be among the righteous. You will receive the greatest glory,
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for many miseries will affect those who inhabit the world in the last times, because they have walked in great pride.
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But think of your own case, and inquire concerning the glory of those who are like yourself,
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