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"But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.

And you must always obey the Lord 's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.

Keep in mind that I am not talking now to your children, who have never experienced the discipline of the Lord your God or seen his greatness and his strong hand and powerful arm.

"Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter.

"If you carefully obey the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,

"Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.

"Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse!

You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today.

you must be careful to obey all the decrees and regulations I am giving you today.

"The Lord your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him.

You will receive this blessing if you are careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today.

There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command.

That is why I am commanding you to set aside three cities of refuge.

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. That is why I am giving you this command.

Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: "Obey all these commands that I am giving you today.

When you cross the Jordan, set up these stones at Mount Ebal and coat them with plaster, as I am commanding you today.

So you must obey the Lord your God by keeping all these commands and decrees that I am giving you today."

"If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.

If you listen to these commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, and if you carefully obey them, the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom.