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3But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.
²In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery,
³And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
⁴For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality.
⁵And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.
⁶As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering.
⁷And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble.
⁸They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.