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He that liveth for ever created all things in general.
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The Lord only is righteous, and there is none other but He,
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who governeth the world with the palm of His hand, and all things obey His will; for He is the King of all, by His power dividing holy things among them from profane.
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To whom hath He given power to declare His works? And who shall find out His noble acts?
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Who shall number the strength of His majesty? And who shall also tell out His mercies?
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As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them; neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.
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When a man hath done, then he beginneth; and when he leaveth off, then he shall be doubtful.
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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.