sins, although he is blessed because, when he is reproved in this life, he has the possibility of correcting himself. And on the seventh, evil shall not touch you (5:19): the sacrament of the sabbath.14 In famine he shall free you from death (5:20), for by his word he nourishes and makes strong against trials. But in battle he shall deliver you from the iron hand (5:20): from the power of chains. From the scourge of the tongue he shall hide you (5:21), so that you do not feel reproach, not so that
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