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He gets little or no rest, and afterward in his sleep, as though he were on watch, he is troubled by the visions of his mind like one who has escaped from the battle-front;
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at the moment of his rescue he wakes up, and wonders that his fear came to nothing.
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With all flesh, both man and beast, and upon sinners seven times more,
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are death and bloodshed and strife and sword, calamities, famine and affliction and plague.
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All these were created for the wicked, and on their account the flood came.
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All things that are from the earth turn back to the earth, and what is from the waters returns to the sea.
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All bribery and injustice will be blotted out, but good faith will stand for ever.
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The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a torrent, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a rain.
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A generous man will be made glad; likewise transgressors will utterly fail.
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The children of the ungodly will not put forth many branches; they are unhealthy roots upon sheer rock.
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The reeds by any water or river bank will be plucked up before any grass.