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+ A reading from the Book of the prophet Ezekiel +

Thus says the Lord God: 

Because you are haughty of heart, 
you say, "A god am I! 
I occupy a godly throne 
in the heart of the sea!"— 
And yet you are a man, and not a god, 
however you may think yourself like a god. 
Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel, 
there is no secret that is beyond you. 
By your wisdom and your intelligence 
you have made riches for yourself; 
You have put gold and silver 
into your treasuries. 
By your great wisdom applied to your trading 
you have heaped up your riches; 
your heart has grown haughty from your riches– 
therefore thus says the Lord God: 
Because you have thought yourself 
to have the mind of a god, 
Therefore I will bring against you 
foreigners, the most barbarous of nations. 
They shall draw their swords 
against your beauteous wisdom, 
they shall run them through your splendid apparel. 
They shall thrust you down to the pit, there to die 
a bloodied corpse, in the heart of the sea. 
Will you then say, "I am a god!" 
when you face your murderers? 
No, you are man, not a god, 
handed over to those who will slay you. 
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised 
at the hands of foreigners, 
for I have spoken, says the Lord God.

The Gospel of the Lord.