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22 Now, you must not make fun of these things,
    or the ropes around you will become tighter.
The Lord God All-Powerful has told me
    how the whole earth will be destroyed.

The Lord Punishes Fairly

23 Listen closely to what I tell you;
    listen carefully to what I say.
24 A farmer does not plow his field all the time;
    he does not go on working the soil.

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22 Now stop your mocking,(A)
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed(B) against the whole land.(C)

23 Listen(D) and hear my voice;
    pay attention and hear what I say.
24 When a farmer plows for planting,(E) does he plow continually?
    Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?

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