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Chapter 57

The just have perished,
    but no one takes it to heart;
The steadfast are swept away,
    while no one understands.
Yet the just are taken away from the presence of evil,
    [a]and enter into peace;
They rest upon their couches,
    the sincere, who walk in integrity.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 57:2 Despite their sad fate, the just will ultimately attain peace (most likely in this world); cf. v. 13.