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“If I have put my trust and confidence in gold,
Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
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If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my [powerful] hand [alone] had obtained so much,
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If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone
Or the moon going in its splendor,
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And my heart became secretly enticed [by them],
And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth [in respect to them],
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This also would have been [a heinous] sin calling for judgment,
For I would have denied God above.(A)

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