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if he lives long, he will leave a name greater than a thousand, and if he goes to rest, it is enough for him.
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I have yet more to say, which I have thought upon, and I am filled, like the moon at the full.
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Listen to me, O you holy sons, and bud like a rose growing by a stream of water;
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send forth fragrance like frankincense, and put forth blossoms like a lily. Scatter the fragrance, and sing a hymn of praise; bless the Lord for all his works;
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ascribe majesty to his name and give thanks to him with praise, with songs on your lips, and with lyres; and this you shall say in thanksgiving:
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.