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Injustice, arrogance, and wealth cause nations to fall from power, and others then rise to take their place.
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We are only dust and ashes; what have we got to be proud of? Our body decays even while we are alive.
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A long illness puzzles the doctor. Even a king may be alive today and dead tomorrow.
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When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.
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Pride has its beginning when a person abandons the Lord, his maker.
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Pride is like a fountain pouring out sin, and whoever persists in it will be full of wickedness. That is why the Lord brought terrible punishments on some people and completely destroyed them.
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The Lord has overthrown kings and put humbler people in their place.
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The Lord has pulled up nations by the roots and established humbler ones in their place.
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The Lord has overthrown empires and completely devastated their lands.
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He destroyed some so completely that they are not even remembered any more.
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The Creator never intended for human beings to be arrogant and violent.