Ecclesiastes 4:2
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2 So (A)I congratulated the dead who are already dead, more than the living who are still living.
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Isaiah 57:1
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Evil Leaders Rebuked
57 The righteous person perishes, and no one (A)takes it to heart;
And devout people are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous person is taken away from (B)evil,
Jeremiah 16:7
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7 People will not (A)break bread in mourning for them, to comfort anyone for the dead, nor give them a cup of consolation to drink for anyone’s father or mother.
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Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore this is what the Lord says regarding (A)Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
“They will not (B)mourn for him:
‘(C)Oh, my brother!’ or, ‘Oh, sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
‘Oh, for the master!’ or, ‘Oh, for his splendor!’
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