3 Ye fools! compare yourselves unto a tree; take a vine. First it sheds its leaves, then a shoot cometh, after this a sour berry, then a full ripe grape. (2CL) 4 So likewise My people had tumults and afflictions: but afterward they shall receive good things. (2CL) 5 Wherefore, my brethren, let us not be double-minded but endure patiently in hope, that we may also obtain our reward. (2CL)
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