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13 Surely God does not hear an empty cry,
    nor does the Almighty[a] regard it.(A)

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  1. 35.13 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(A)

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11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, assuredly I am going to bring disaster upon them that they cannot escape; though they cry out to me, I will not listen to them.(A)

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15 When you stretch out your hands,
    I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
    I will not listen;
    your hands are full of blood.(A)

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You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.(A)

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21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”(A) 22 But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?”[a] They said to him, “We are able.”(B)

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  1. 20.22 Other ancient authorities add or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

“When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.(A)

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22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
    I will not accept them,
and the offerings of well-being of your fatted animals
    I will not look upon.(A)

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They cry to me,
    “My God, we know you!”[a](A)
Israel has spurned the good;
    the enemy shall pursue him.

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  1. 8.2 Gk Syr: Heb adds Israel

14 They do not cry to me from the heart,
    but they wail upon their beds;
they gash themselves for grain and wine;
    they rebel against me.(A)

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Reverence, Humility, and Contentment

[a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; to draw near to listen is better than the sacrifice offered by fools, for they do not know how to keep from doing evil.[b](A) [c]Never be rash with your mouth nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few.(B)

For dreams come with many cares, and a fool’s voice with many words.

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  1. 5.1 4.17 in Heb
  2. 5.1 Cn: Heb they do not know how to do evil
  3. 5.2 5.1 in Heb

When one will not listen to the law,
    even one’s prayers are an abomination.(A)

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)

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17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute
    and will not despise their prayer.(A)

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20 I cry to you, and you do not answer me;
    I stand, and you merely look at me.(A)

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For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts them off,
    when God takes away their lives?(A)
Will God hear their cry
    when trouble comes upon them?(B)

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22 Receive instruction from his mouth,
    and lay up his words in your heart.(A)
23 If you return to the Almighty,[a] you will be restored,
    if you remove unrighteousness from your tents,(B)
24 if you treat gold like dust
    and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent bed,(C)
25 and if the Almighty[b] is your gold
    and your precious silver,(D)
26 then you will delight yourself in the Almighty[c]
    and lift up your face to God.(E)
27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
    and you will pay your vows.(F)

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  1. 22.23 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
  2. 22.25 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
  3. 22.26 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai