1 For I am persuaded that ye are well trained in the sacred writings, and nothing is hidden from you. But to myself this is not granted. Only, as it is said in these scriptures, Be ye angry and sin not , and Let not the sun set on your wrath . Blessed is he that remembereth this; and I trust that this is in you. (POL)
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