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When a man hath done, then shall he begin: and when he leaveth off, he shall be at a loss.
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What is man, and what is his grace? and what is his good, or what is his evil?
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The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years: as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity.
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Therefore God is patient in them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.
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He hath seen the presumption of their heart that it is wicked, and hath known their end that it is evil.
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Therefore bath he filled up his mercy in their favour, and hath shewn them the way of justice.
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The compassion of man is toward his neighbour: but the mercy of God is upon all flesh.
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He hath mercy, and teacheth, and correcteth, as a shepherd doth his hock.
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He hath mercy on him that receiveth the discipline of mercy, and that maketh haste in his judgments.
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My son, in thy good deeds, make no complaint, and when thou givest any thing, add not grief by an evil word.
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Shall not the dew assuage the heat? so also the good word is better than the gift.