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WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

their words. Do not
be afraid, though bri ers and
thorns are all around you and you live among scor pi ons. Do
not be afraid of what they say or ter ri fied by them, though they
are a re bel lious house. You must speak My words to them,
wheth er they lis ten or fail to lis ten, for they are re bel lious.

(Ezekiel, 2:3-7)

... "Do not be afraid of them or ter ri fied by them, though they
are a re bel lious house." And He said to me, "Son of man, lis -
ten care ful ly and take to heart all the words I speak to you. Go
now to your coun try men in ex ile and speak to them. Say to
them, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says,' wheth er they lis -
ten or fail to lis ten." (Ezekiel, 3:9-11)

... Those who op pose the Lord will be shat tered. He will
thun der against them from heav en; the Lord will judge the

ends of the earth. (1 Samuel, 2:10)

If you fear the Lord and serve and obey Him and do not rebel
against His com mands, and if both you and the king who
reigns over you fol low the Lord your God-good! But if you do
not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against His com mands,

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