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Ecclesiastes 7:16

Ecclesiastes 7:16

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Be not: This verse is probably the language of an ungodly man; to which Solomon answers, as in the following verse, "Do not multiply wickedness; do not add direct opposition to godliness, to the rest of your crimes. Why should you provoke God to destroy you before your time?" ; , , , , , ; ; ; ;

neither: ; ; , ; ; , ; , ; , ;

destroy thyself: Heb. be desolate, ;

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