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Yet the peoples saw and did not understand, or take such a thing to heart, that God's grace and mercy are with his elect, and that he watches over his holy ones.
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Being perfected in a short time, they fulfilled long years;
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for their souls were pleasing to the Lord, therefore he took them quickly from the midst of wickedness.
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Yet the peoples saw and did not understand, or take such a thing to heart, that God's grace and mercy are with his elect, and that he watches over his holy ones.
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The righteous who have died will condemn the ungodly who are living, and youth that is quickly perfected will condemn the prolonged old age of the unrighteous.
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For they will see the end of the wise, and will not understand what the Lord purposed for them, and for what he kept them safe.
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