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Woe to every one who slanders and vilifies,
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Who (sees himself above others because he) has amassed wealth and (without expending it in God’s cause and for the needy) counts it (in greedy love for it).
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He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!
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By no means! He will most certainly be hurled into the Consuming Disaster.
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What enables you to perceive the Consuming Disaster?
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It is God’s fire, set ablaze,
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Which penetrates deep into hearts (and burns within, as it burns outside).
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Surely it will close in upon them