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Baruch 6:57-61 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

57. Anyone who can will strip off the gold and the silver, and go away with the clothing that was on them; they cannot help themselves.

58. How much better to be a king displaying his valor, or a handy tool in a house, the joy of its owner, than these false gods; better the door of a house, protecting whatever is within, than these false gods; better a wooden post in a palace, than these false gods!

59. The sun and moon and stars are bright, obedient in the task for which they are sent.

60. Likewise the lightning, when it flashes, is a great sight; and the one wind blows over every land.

61. The clouds, too, when commanded by God to proceed across the whole world, fulfill the command;

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