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Say not thou, "It is through the Lord that I fell away"; for thou oughtest not to do the things that He hateth.
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Say not thou, "He hath caused me to err"; for He hath no need of the sinful man.
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The Lord hateth all abomination, and they that fear God love it not.
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He Himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel,
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if thou wilt keep the commandments, and perform acceptable faithfulness.
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He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whichever thou wilt.
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Before man is life and death; and whichever he liketh shall be given him.
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For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and He is mighty in power and beholdeth all things;
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and His eyes are upon them that fear Him, and He knoweth every work of man.
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He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath He given any man license to sin.