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Therefore do not ye rejoice, neither let your bands be made strong; for I have heard of works finished and cut short by the Lord of hosts, which he will execute upon all the earth.
23
Hearken, and hear my voice; attend, and hear my words.
24
Will the ploughman plough all the day? or will he prepare the seed beforehand, before he tills the ground?
25
Does he not, when he has levelled the surface thereof, then sow the small black poppy, or cumin, and afterward sow wheat, and barley, and millet, and bread-corn in thy borders?
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So thou shalt be chastened by the judgment of thy God, and shalt rejoice.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.