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So let's put them to the test. We'll be cruel to them, and torment them; then we'll find out how calm and reasonable they are! We'll find out just how much they can stand!
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But we'll see if that's true! Let's see what will happen when it's time for them to die!
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If the righteous really are God's children, God will save them from their enemies.
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So let's put them to the test. We'll be cruel to them, and torment them; then we'll find out how calm and reasonable they are! We'll find out just how much they can stand!
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We'll condemn them to a shameful death. After all, they say that God will protect them."
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That is how evil people think, but they are wrong. They are blinded by their own wickedness.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.