Isaiah 57:1-3

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57 The righteous perish,
    and no one considers why;
the devout are taken away,
    while no one understands
    that it is due to evil that the righteous are taken away.^(A)
2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace
    and rest on their couches.^(B)
3 But as for you, come here,
    you children of a sorceress,
    you offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.^[a](C)