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Later generations have seen the light of day, and have lived upon the earth; but they have not learned the way to knowledge, nor understood her paths, nor laid hold of her.
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Their descendants have strayed far from her way.
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She has not been heard of in Canaan, or seen in Teman;
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the descendants of Hagar, who seek for understanding on the earth, the merchants of Merran and Teman, the story-tellers and the seekers for understanding, have not learned the way to wisdom, or given thought to her paths.
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O Israel, how great is the house of God, how vast the territory that he possesses!
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