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13 because God did not make death,
and he does not delight in the death of the living.
14 For he created all things so that they might exist;
the generative forces[a] of the world are wholesome,
and there is no destructive poison in them,
and the dominion[b] of Hades is not on earth.
15 For righteousness is immortal.

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  1. Wisdom 1:14 Or the creatures
  2. Wisdom 1:14 Or palace

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