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Ben Sira 11:26
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Ben Sira 11:26
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The Lord can easily wait until the day of our death to reward or punish us.
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On the other hand, don't think that you have everything you need or that nothing can go wrong for you in the future.
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When things are going well, people don't think about hard times; and when things are going badly, they forget about prosperity.
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The Lord can easily wait until the day of our death to reward or punish us.
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At that time our deeds are open for all to see; all our happiness can be erased in that one moment of misery.
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So then, don't think of anyone's life as happy until it is over, because all the evidence is not in until the person is dead.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.