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To none has he given power to proclaim his works; and who can search out his mighty deeds?
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Who can measure his majestic power? And who can fully recount his mercies?
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It is not possible to diminish or increase them, nor is it possible to trace the wonders of the Lord.
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When a man has finished, he is just beginning, and when he stops, he will be at a loss.
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What is man, and of what use is he? What is his good and what is his evil?
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The number of a man's days is great if he reaches a hundred years.
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Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand so are a few years in the day of eternity.
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Therefore the Lord is patient with them and pours out his mercy upon them.
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He sees and recognizes that their end will be evil; therefore he grants them forgiveness in abundance.
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The compassion of man is for his neighbor, but the compassion of the Lord is for all living beings. He rebukes and trains and teaches them, and turns them back, as a shepherd his flock.
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He has compassion on those who accept his discipline and who are eager for his judgments.