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2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; ar thou art merciful: and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before
thee.
4 O Lord Almighty, thou God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the dead Israelites, and of their children,
which have sinned before thee, and not hearkened unto the voice of thee their God: for the which cause
these plagues cleave unto us.
5 Remember not the iniquities of our forefathers: but think upon thy power and thy name now at this time.
7 And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name,
and praise thee in our captivity: for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that
sinned before thee.
8 Behold, we are yet this day in our captivity, where thou hast scattered us, for a reproach and a curse,
and to be subject to payments, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, which departed from the
Lord our God.
10 How happeneth it Israel, that thou art in thine enemies’ land, that thou art waxen old in a strange country,
that thou art defiled with the dead,
14 Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding; that thou mayest know also where is
length of days, and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace.
17 They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold, wherein
men trust, and made no end of their getting?
20 Young men have seen light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge have they not known,
21 Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way.
23 The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables,
and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths.
26 There were the giants famous from the beginning, that were of so great stature, and so expert in war.
32 But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared
the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts:
34 The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with
cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them.