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20 For which things thou nourishedest thy people with (the) meat of angels, and thou gavest from heaven bread made ready to (or for) them, without travail; having all delighting in itself, and the sweetness of all savour. [For the which with the meat of angels thou nourishedest thy people, and thou gave to them bread made ready from heaven, without travail; having all delighting in itself, and sweetness of all savour.]

21 For thou showedest thy chattel, and thy sweetness, which thou hast, to sons; and the bread serving to the will of each man, was turned to that, that each man would (or desired). [Forsooth thy substance, and thy sweetness, that into sons thou hast, thou showedest; and serving to the will of each one, to what each would, it was converted.]

22 Forsooth snow and ice suffered the might of (the) fire, and melted not; (so) that they should know, that fire burning, in hail and rain lightning, destroyed the fruits of (the) enemies. [Snow forsooth and ice suffered the strength of fire, and flowed not; that they should know, for burning fire, lightning in hail and rain, destroyed the fruits of the enemies.]

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