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14 “These things did not really come from me and my people.
    Everything comes from you;
    we have given you back what you gave us.
15 We are like foreigners and strangers,
    as our ancestors were.
Our time on earth is like a shadow.
    There is no hope.
16 Lord our God, we have gathered all this
    to build your Temple for worship to you.
But everything has come from you;
    everything belongs to you.

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14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this?(A) Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.(B) 15 We are foreigners and strangers(C) in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow,(D) without hope. 16 Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.

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