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21 “Say this,” declares Adonai.
    “The carcasses of men will lie
    like dung on the open field,
    like cut grain behind the reaper,
        with no one gathering them.”

Boast in Knowing Adonai

22 Thus says Adonai:
“Let not the wise boast in his wisdom
    nor the mighty boast in his might
    nor the rich glory in his riches.
23 But let one who boasts boast in this:
    that he understands and knows Me.
    For I am Adonai who exercises lovingkindness,
        justice and righteousness on earth.
    For in these things I delight.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.

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