13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind

He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and (A)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
    and to (B)walk humbly with your God?

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love

22 And Samuel said,

(A)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
    as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than sacrifice,
    and to listen than the fat of rams.

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