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14 (A)You have said, “It is useless to serve God;
    what do we gain by observing God’s requirements,
And by going about as mourners[a]
    before the Lord of hosts?
15 But we call the arrogant blessed;
    for evildoers not only prosper
    but even test God and escape.”
16 (B)Then those who fear the Lord spoke with one another,
    and the Lord listened attentively;
A record book[b] was written before him
    of those who fear the Lord and esteem his name.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:14 As mourners: the adverb translated “as mourners” means something like “with a long face.”
  2. 3:16 Record book: see note on Ex 32:32.