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Then the righteous man will stand in great boldness
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When they see him, they will be troubled with terrible fear,
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They will speak among themselves repenting,
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We fools considered his life madness,
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How was he counted among sons of God?
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Truly we went astray from the way of truth.
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We[a] took our fill of the paths of lawlessness and destruction.
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What did our arrogance profit us?
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Those things all passed away as a shadow,
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like a ship passing through the billowy water,
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Or it is like when a bird flies through the air,
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Or it is like when an arrow is shot at a mark,
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So we also, as soon as we were born, ceased to be;
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Because the hope of the ungodly man is like chaff carried by the wind, and[b] as[c] foam vanishing before a tempest;
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But the righteous live forever.
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Therefore they will receive the crown of royal dignity
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He will take his zeal as complete armor,
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He will put on righteousness as a breastplate,
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He will take holiness as an invincible shield.
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He will sharpen stern wrath for a sword.
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Shafts of lightning will fly with true aim.
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Hailstones full of wrath will be hurled as from a catapult.
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A mighty wind will encounter them.