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- "And they said,ª° Go to,ª° let us buildª° us a cityª and a tower,ª whose topª [may reach] unto heaven;ª and let us makeª° us a name,ª lest¹ we be scattered abroadª° upon¹ the faceª of the whole¹ earth.ª" {Gen 11:4} + "I made me greatª° works;ª I buildedª° me houses;ª I plantedª° me vineyards:ª ... Then I¹ lookedª° on all¹ the worksª that my hands² had wrought,ª°¹¹ and on the labourª that I had labouredª°¹ to do:ª° and, behold,¹ all¹ [was] vanityª and vexationª of spirit,ª and [there was] no¹ profitª under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 2:4-11} + "The kingª spake,ª° and said,ª° Is notª thisª² greatª Babylon,ª that¹ Iª have builtª° for the houseª of the kingdomª by the mightª of my power,ª and for the honourª of my majesty?ª" {Dan 4:30} + "Likewiseª alsoª asª it wasª° inª the¹ daysª of Lot;ª they did eat,ª° they drank,ª° they bought,ª° they sold,ª° they planted,ª° they builded;ª° ... Butª² the same¹ dayª that Lotª went²° out¹ ofª Sodomª it rainedª° fireª andª brimstoneª fromª heaven,ª andª destroyedª° [them] all.ª" {Lke 17:28-29}
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