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\u201cOnly this was the <\/span>sin<\/span><\/a> of your sister <\/span>Sodom<\/span><\/a>: arrogance! She and her daughters had plenty of bread and untroubled tranquility, yet she did not support the poor and the needy.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n

\u2014 Ezekiel 16:49<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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