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But they that did not receive the trials with the fear of the Lord, but uttered their impatience and the reproach of their murmuring against the Lord,
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Were destroyed by the destroyer, and perished by serpents.
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As for us therefore let us not revenge ourselves for these things which we suffer
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But esteeming these very punishments to be less than our sins deserve, let us believe that these scourges of the Lord, with which like servants we are chastised, have happened for our amendment, and not for our destruction.
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And Ozias and the ancients said to her: All things which thou hast spoken are true, and there is nothing to be reprehended in thy words.