28
From the dead, as from one who does not exist, thanksgiving has ceased; those who are alive and well sing the Lord's praises.
29
How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness for those who return to him!
30
For not everything is within human capability, since human beings are not immortal.
31
What is brighter than the sun? Yet it can be eclipsed. So flesh and blood devise evil.
32
He marshals the host of the height of heaven; but all human beings are dust and ashes.
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