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50 For this reason the Most High has made not one world but two. 51 Inasmuch as you have said that the righteous are not many but few, while the ungodly abound, hear the explanation for this.

52 ‘If you have just a few precious stones, will you add to them lead and clay?’[a]

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  1. 2 Esdras 7:52 Arab 1: Meaning of Lat Syr Ethiop uncertain

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