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Nevertheless Thou wouldest not that the works of Thy wisdom should be idle; and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood and, passing the rough sea in a weak vessel, are saved.
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For in the old times also when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world, governed by Thy hand, escaped in a weak vessel and left to all ages a seed of generation;
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for blessed is the wood whereby righteousness cometh.
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But that which is made with hands is accursed, as well as he that made it: he because he made it, and it because, being corruptible, it was called god.
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For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both alike hateful unto God,
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.