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24 “But woe to you who are rich,
    for you have received your consolation.(A)
25 “Woe to you who are full now,
    for you will be hungry.
“Woe to you who are laughing now,
    for you will mourn and weep.(B)

26 “Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.(C)

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Give Away Your Life

24 But it’s trouble ahead if you think you have it made.
What you have is all you’ll ever get.

25 And it’s trouble ahead if you’re satisfied with yourself.
Your self will not satisfy you for long.

And it’s trouble ahead if you think life’s all fun and games.
There’s suffering to be met, and you’re going to meet it.

26 “There’s trouble ahead when you live only for the approval of others, saying what flatters them, doing what indulges them. Popularity contests are not truth contests—look how many scoundrel preachers were approved by your ancestors! Your task is to be true, not popular.

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24 “But woe to you who are rich,(A)
    for you have already received your comfort.(B)
25 Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.(C)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.(D)
26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.(E)

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