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They wake up at the most
desperate moment
and are astonished
that they were afraid for nothing.
To all flesh, both human and animal,
        but to sinners seven times more so,
    come death, blood, strife, sword,
        catastrophes, famine, ruin,
        and disease.[a]

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  1. Sirach 40:9 Gk scourge

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