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Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand, so are a few years among the days of eternity.
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That is why the Lord is patient with them and pours out his mercy upon them.
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He sees and recognizes that their end is miserable; therefore he grants them forgiveness all the more.
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The compassion of human beings is for their neighbors, but the compassion of the Lord is for every living thing. He rebukes and trains and teaches them, and turns them back, as a shepherd his flock.
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He has compassion on those who accept his discipline and who are eager for his precepts.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, 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.