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The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil.
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Verse 1. The just. Christ, ( Calmet.) Josias, (Grot.) or any whose cause is just, yet finds no protection from such corrupt magistrates. Bible.—Evil, by the wicked, or to prevent his fall. 4 Kennicott. 12:20. People little consider what a loss the world sustains, when those die who might have averted the divine wrath. Calmet.—They are usually taken away, that they may not witness such misfortunes, and are settled in eternal peace. Worthington.
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