The Discipline of Suffering

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It is good for a man to bear the yoke from his youth.

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Let him sit alone in silence when he has laid it on him.

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Let him submit absolutely; there may yet be hope.

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Let him offer his cheek to the one who strikes it, and receive his fill of insults.

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For rejection by Adonai does not last forever.

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He may cause grief, but he will take pity, in keeping with the greatness of his grace.

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For he does not arbitrarily torment or punish human beings.

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When anyone tramples underfoot any of the prisoners of the land;

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when anyone deprives a person of justice, in defiance of the Most High;

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when someone is cheated of justice in court -does Adonai not take note of such things?

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Who can say something and have it happen without Adonai's commanding it?

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Don't both bad things and good proceed from the mouth of the Most High?

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Why should anyone alive complain, even a strong man, about the punishment for his sins?