OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 40:14

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In opening his hands, a man will be made glad; so lawbreakers will utterly fail.

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Verse 14. Rejoice. The corrupt judge once rejoiced: but now he shall mourn. Bible.—The possessions and grandeur of the unjust shall end in a moment, like a clap of thunder. Psalms 36:36. Proverbs 10:25. Calmet.

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