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father_n be_v a_o silly_a carpenter_n 39.18_o he_o will_v not_o be_v bear_v in_o any_o man_n dwell_v house_n but_o in_o a_o stable_n that_o be_v none_o of_o his_o own_o his_o life_n be_v according_a for_o as_o himself_o be_v witness_v the_o fox_n haâ—e_v their_o den_n and_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n their_o nest_n 8.10_o but_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n final_o he_o in_o who_o hand_n be_v all_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o maintain_v himself_o and_o he_o upon_o other_o charity_n what_o can_v we_o desire_v more_o for_o neither_o will_v the_o word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n that_o
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