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What is man, and whereto serveth he? What is his good, and what is his evil?
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The number of a man's days at the most are a hundred years.
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As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravelstone in comparison to the sand, so are a thousand years to the days of eternity.
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Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth His mercy upon them.
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He saw and perceived their end to be evil; therefore He multiplied His compassion.
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The mercy of man is toward his neighbor, but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh. He reproveth and nurtureth and teacheth and bringeth back, as a shepherd his flock.
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He hath mercy on them that receive discipline, and that diligently seek after His judgments.
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My son, blemish not thy good deeds, neither use uncomforting words when thou givest any thing.
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Shall not the dew assuage the heat? So is a word better than a gift.
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Lo, is not a word better than a gift? But both are with a gracious man.
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A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.