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But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;

And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

So that he setteth up on high those that be low; and those which mourn are exalted to safety.

He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than these my bones.

If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

So that they go about naked without clothing, and being an-hungred they carry the sheaves;

Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—

So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

He prayeth unto God, and he is favourable unto him; so that he seeth his face with joy: and he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

He teacheth my hands to war; so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about, mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head, and my heart hath failed me.

So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

And he led them safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.