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Joshua 24:16
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods; (Joshua 24:16)
14-16 Moral Madness to Prefer Praise of Men
 When a man comes to his right mind, he begins to reflect upon his relation to his Maker. It is moral madness to prefer the praise of men to the favor of God, the rewards of iniquity to the treasures of heaven, the husks of sin to the spiritual food God gives His children. Yet how many who display intelligence and shrewdness in worldly things, manifest an utter disregard to those things that pertain to their eternal interest (The Signs of the Times, May 19, 1881).