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SET not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.
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Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart:
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And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge.
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Say not: I have sinned, and whet harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder.
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Be not without fear about sin forgiven, and add not sin upon sin:
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And say not: The mercy of the Lord is great, he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins.
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For mercy and wrath quickly come from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners.
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Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day.
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For his wrath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of vengeance he will destroy thee.
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Be not anxious for goods unjustly gotten: for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity and revenge.
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Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue.