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Question
Write a paragraph on the points in the block given below to get a summary of the given stanza of the poem.

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Solution
God believes that if a man would get contentment and peace along with all the other blessings, man would appreciate and worship the materialistic gifts abundantly available to him and not the creator and giver, i.e., God.
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Write a paragraph on the points in the block given below to get a summary of the given stanza of the poem.

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