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2 Esdras 7:51-53
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Esdras 7:51-53
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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] 53 I said, “Lord, how could that be?”
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- 7.52 Arab 1: Meaning of Lat Syr Ethiop uncertain
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