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Then the righteous man will stand with great confidence in the presence of those who have afflicted him, and those who make light of his labors.
2
When they see him, they will be shaken with dreadful fear, and they will be amazed at his unexpected salvation.
3
They will speak to one another in repentance, and in anguish of spirit they will groan, and say,
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"This is the man whom we once held in derision and made a byword of reproach -- we fools! We thought that his life was madness and that his end was without honor.
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Why has he been numbered among the sons of God? And why is his lot among the saints?
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.