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of_o thy_o hand_n and_o thou_o shall_v lend_v unto_o many_o nation_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o borrow_v and_o all_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v see_v that_o thou_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o thou_o deut._n 28.10_o 12._o and_o david_n say_v i_o have_v be_v young_a and_o now_o be_o old_a yet_o have_v i_o not_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n beg_v bread_n for_o he_o be_v ever_o merciful_a and_o dare_v and_o his_o seed_n be_v bless_v psal_n 37.25_o 26._o a_o good_a man_n show_v favour_n and_o dare_v he_o will_v guide_v his_o affair_n with_o discretion_n psal_n 112.5_o the_o righteous_a show_v mercy_n and_o give_v psal_n 31.21_o the_o righteous_a give_v and_o spare_v not_o he_o that_o have_v a_o bountiful_a eye_n shall_v be_v bless_v for_o he_o give_v of_o his_o bread_n to_o the_o poor_a prov._n 21.26_o and_o 22.9_o and_o he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o lack_v prov._n 28.27_o god_n 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