28
From the dead, as from one who does not exist, thanksgiving has ceased; he who is alive and well sings the Lord's praises.
29
How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness for those who turn to him!
30
For all things cannot be in men, since a son of man is not immortal.
31
What is brighter than the sun? Yet its light fails. So flesh and blood devise evil.
32
He marshals the host of the height of heaven; but all men are dust and ashes.
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