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Their thoughts, and fears of the heart, their imagination of things to come, and the day of their end:
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From him that sitteth on a glorious throne, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes:
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From him that weareth purple, and beareth the crown, even to him that is covered with rough linen: wrath, envy, trouble, unquietness, and the fear of death, continual anger, and strife,
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And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge.
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A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch.
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He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear:
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Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold mere.
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Moreover, death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, oppressions, famine, and affliction, and scourges:
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All these things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood.
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All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea.
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All bribery, and injustice shall blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.