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The Lord has decreed it for every living creature. Who are you to object to what the Most High wishes? In the world of the dead no one will care whether you lived ten years, a hundred, or a thousand.
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The children of sinners, brought up in ungodly surroundings, turn out to be hateful people.
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They will lose whatever they inherit, and their own descendants will live in permanent disgrace.
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The children will put the blame for their disgrace on their ungodly parents.
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You are doomed, you irreligious people who have abandoned the Law of the Most High God.
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When you have children, disaster will strike them and you will be left with nothing but sorrow. There will be great joy whenever you stumble, and even after your death you will be cursed.
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What comes into being from nothing will return to nothing; so it will be with the godless, doomed to extinction.
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A person's body amounts to nothing, but a good reputation will last forever.
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Protect your reputation; it will outlive you and last longer than a thousand treasures of gold.
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A good life lasts only so long, but a good reputation will last forever.
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My children, do as I teach you and live at peace. Wisdom that is not expressed is like a treasure that has been hidden - both are useless.