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O death, how welcome is your sentence to one who is needy and failing in strength, worn down by age and anxious about everything; to one who is contrary, and has lost all patience!
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Do not fear death's decree for you; remember those who went before you and those who will come after.
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This is the Lord's decree for all flesh; why then should you reject the will of the Most High? Whether life lasts for ten years or a hundred or a thousand, there are no questions asked in Hades.
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The children of sinners are abominable children, and they frequent the haunts of the ungodly.
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The inheritance of the children of sinners will perish, and on their offspring will be a perpetual disgrace.
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Children will blame an ungodly father, for they suffer disgrace because of him.
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Woe to you, the ungodly, who have forsaken the law of the Most High God!
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If you have children, calamity will be theirs; you will beget them only for groaning. When you stumble, there is lasting joy; and when you die, a curse is your lot.
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Whatever comes from earth returns to earth; so the ungodly go from curse to destruction.
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The human body is a fleeting thing, but a virtuous name will never be blotted out.
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Have regard for your name, since it will outlive you longer than a thousand hoards of gold.