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21 for Death(A) has climbed through our windows;
it has entered our fortresses,
cutting off children from the streets,
young men from the squares.

22 ‘Speak as follows: “This is what the Lord declares: Human corpses will fall like manure on the surface of the field,(B) like newly cut corn(C) after the reaper with no one to gather it.

Boast in the Lord

23 ‘ “This is what the Lord says:

The wise person should not boast in his wisdom;
the strong should not boast in his strength;
the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.

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