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for I have seen how thou dost endure those who sin, and hast spared those who act wickedly, and hast destroyed thy people, and hast preserved thy enemies,
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"Then I said in my heart, Are the deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why she has gained dominion over Zion?
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For when I came here I saw ungodly deeds without number, and my soul has seen many sinners during these thirty years. And my heart failed me,
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for I have seen how thou dost endure those who sin, and hast spared those who act wickedly, and hast destroyed thy people, and hast preserved thy enemies,
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and hast not shown to any one how thy way may be comprehended. Are the deeds of Babylon better than those of Zion?
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Or has another nation known thee besides Israel? Or what tribes have so believed thy covenants as these tribes of Jacob?
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