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Helaman 12
Men are unstable and foolish and quick to do evil—The Lord chastens His people—The nothingness of men is compared with the power of God—In the day of judgment, men will gain everlasting life or everlasting damnation. About 6 B.C.
And
thus
we
can
behold
how
false,
and
also
the
unsteadiness
of
the
hearts
of
the
children
of
men;
yea,
we
can
see
that
the
Lord
in
his
great
infinite
goodness
doth
bless
and
a
prosper
those
who
put
their
b
trust
in
him.
2 Yea,
and
we
may
see
at
the
very
a
time
when
he
doth
b
prosper
his
people,
yea,
in
the
increase
of
their
fields,
their
flocks
and
their
herds,
and
in
gold,
and
in
silver,
and
in
all
manner
of
c
precious
things
of
every
kind
and
art;
sparing
their
lives,
and
delivering
them
out
of
the
hands
of
their
enemies;
softening
the
hearts
of
their
enemies
that
they
should
not
declare
wars
against
them;
yea,
and
in
fine,
doing
all
things
for
the
welfare
and
happiness
of
his
people;
yea,
then
is
the
time
that
they
do
d
harden
their
hearts,
and
do
e
forget
the
Lord
their
God,
and
do
f
trample
under
their
feet
the
Holy
One—yea,
and
this
because
of
their
ease,
and
their
exceedingly
great
prosperity.
3 And
thus
we
see
that
except
the
Lord
doth
a
chasten
his
people
with
many
afflictions,
yea,
except
he
doth
visit
them
with
b
death
and
with
terror,
and
with
famine
and
with
all
manner
of
pestilence,
they
will
not
c
remember
him.
4 O
how
a
foolish,
and
how
vain,
and
how
evil,
and
devilish,
and
how
b
quick
to
do
iniquity,
and
how
slow
to
do
good,
are
the
children
of
men;
yea,
how
quick
to
hearken
unto
the
words
of
the
evil
one,
and
to
set
their
c
hearts
upon
the
vain
things
of
the
world!
5 Yea,
how
quick
to
be
lifted
up
in
a
pride;
yea,
how
quick
to
b
boast,
and
do
all
manner
of
that
which
is
iniquity;
and
how
slow
are
they
to
remember
the
Lord
their
God,
and
to
give
ear
unto
his
counsels,
yea,
how
slow
to
c
walk
in
wisdom's
paths!
6 Behold,
they
do
not
desire
that
the
Lord
their
God,
who
hath
a
created
them,
should
b
rule
and
reign
over
them;
notwithstanding
his
great
goodness
and
his
mercy
towards
them,
they
do
set
at
c
naught
his
counsels,
and
they
will
not
that
he
should
be
their
guide.
7 O
how
great
is
the
a
nothingness
of
the
children
of
men;
yea,
even
they
are
b
less
than
the
dust
of
the
earth.
8 For
behold,
the
dust
of
the
earth
moveth
hither
and
thither,
to
the
dividing
asunder,
at
the
command
of
our
great
and
everlasting
God.
9 Yea,
behold
at
his
a
voice
do
the
hills
and
the
mountains
tremble
and
b
quake.
10 And
by
the
a
power
of
his
voice
they
are
broken
up,
and
become
smooth,
yea,
even
like
unto
a
valley.
11 Yea,
by
the
power
of
his
voice
doth
the
a
whole
earth
shake;
12 Yea,
by
the
power
of
his
voice,
do
the
foundations
rock,
even
to
the
very
center.
13 Yea,
and
if
he
say
unto
the
earth—Move—it
is
moved.
14 Yea,
if
he
say
unto
the
a
earth—Thou
shalt
b
go
back,
that
it
c
lengthen
out
the
day
for
many
hours—it
is
done;
15 And
thus,
according
to
his
word
the
a
earth
goeth
back,
and
it
appeareth
unto
man
that
the
b
sun
standeth
still;
yea,
and
behold,
this
is
so;
for
surely
it
is
the
earth
that
moveth
and
not
the
sun.
16 And
behold,
also,
if
he
say
unto
the
a
waters
of
the
great
deep—
b
Be
thou
dried
up—it
is
done.
17 Behold,
if
he
say
unto
this
mountain—Be
thou
raised
up,
and
a
come
over
and
fall
upon
that
city,
that
it
be
buried
up—behold
it
is
done.
18 And
behold,
if
a
man
a
hide
up
a
treasure
in
the
earth,
and
the
Lord
shall
say—Let
it
be
b
accursed,
because
of
the
iniquity
of
him
who
hath
hid
it
up—behold,
it
shall
be
accursed.
19 And
if
the
Lord
shall
say—Be
thou
accursed,
that
no
man
shall
find
thee
from
this
time
henceforth
and
forever—behold,
no
man
getteth
it
henceforth
and
forever.
20 And
behold,
if
the
Lord
shall
say
unto
a
man—Because
of
thine
iniquities,
thou
shalt
be
accursed
a
forever—it
shall
be
done.
21 And
if
the
Lord
shall
say—Because
of
thine
iniquities
thou
shalt
be
a
cut
off
from
my
presence—he
will
cause
that
it
shall
be
so.
22 And
wo
unto
him
to
whom
he
shall
say
this,
for
it
shall
be
unto
him
that
will
do
iniquity,
and
he
cannot
be
a
saved;
therefore,
for
this
cause,
that
men
might
be
saved,
hath
repentance
been
declared.
23 Therefore,
blessed
are
they
who
will
repent
and
hearken
unto
the
voice
of
the
Lord
their
God;
for
these
are
they
that
shall
be
saved.
24 And
may
God
grant,
in
his
great
fulness,
that
men
might
be
brought
unto
repentance
and
good
works,
that
they
might
be
restored
unto
grace
for
a
grace,
according
to
their
works.
25 And
I
would
that
all
men
might
be
saved.
But
we
read
that
in
the
a
great
and
last
day
there
are
some
who
shall
be
cast
out,
yea,
who
shall
be
cast
off
from
the
b
presence
of
the
Lord;
26 Yea,
who
shall
be
consigned
to
a
state
of
endless
misery,
fulfilling
the
words
which
say:
They
that
have
done
good
shall
have
a
everlasting
life;
and
they
that
have
done
evil
shall
have
everlasting
b
damnation.
And
thus
it
is.
Amen.
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