thy garments: 2 Samuel 19:24; Esther 8:15; Revelation 3:4-5, Revelation 7:9, Revelation 7:13-14, Revelation 16:15, Revelation 19:8, Revelation 19:14
let thy head: Ruth 3:3; 2 Samuel 14:2; Daniel 10:3; Amos 6:6; Matthew 6:17; Luke 7:46
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Ecclesiastes 9:8
Ecclesiastes 9:8
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