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But the plan of the forest was in vain, for the fire came and consumed it;
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likewise also the plan of the waves of the sea, for the sand stood firm and stopped them.
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If now you were a judge between them, which would you undertake to justify, and which to condemn?"
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I answered and said, "Each has made a foolish plan, for the land is assigned to the forest, and to the sea is assigned a place to carry its waves."
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He answered me and said, "You have judged rightly, but why have you not judged so in your own case?
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