why: Genesis 38:7-10; 1 Samuel 25:38; Job 15:32-33; Psalms 55:23; Proverbs 10:27; Acts 5:5, Acts 5:10; Acts 12:23
before thy time: Heb. not in thy time
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Ecclesiastes 7:17
Ecclesiastes 7:17
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