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He cried aloud, and said this, ‘Cut down the tree and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
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Verse 14. Over it. Kings are not always of the most noble dispositions. Bible.—“All honour comes from Jove.” Homer. Ili. 17.—Let the greatest monarchs be humble, ( Bible.) and cast their crowns at the feet of God. Calmet.
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