Then the word of the Lord came (A)by the hand of Haggai the prophet, (B)“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while (C)this house lies in ruins? Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: (D)Consider your ways. (E)You have sown much, and harvested little. (F)You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who (G)earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: (H)Consider your ways.

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