Hear now, O Israel,
the decrees and laws I am about to teach you.
Follow them so that you may live
and may go in and take possession of the land
that the Lord, the God of your fathers,
is giving you.
Do not add to what I command you
and do not subtract from it,
but keep the commands of the Lord your God
that I give you.
Observe them carefully, for this will show
your wisdom and understanding to the nations,
who will hear about all these decrees and say,
"Surely this great nation
is a wise and understanding people."
What other nation is so great
as to have their gods near them
the way the Lord our God is near us
whenever we pray to Him?
And what other nation is so great
as to have such righteous decrees and laws
as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
(Deuteronomy 4:1-5,6-7)
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