25. He gave them more than enough,and each one of them atethis special food.
26. God's mighty powerbrought a strong windfrom the south-east,
27. and it brought birdsthat covered the ground,like sand on the beach.
28. Then God made the birds fallin the camp of his peoplenear their tents.
29. God gave his peopleall they wanted,and each of them ateuntil they were full.
30. But before they had swallowedthe last bite,
31. God became angry and killedthe strongest and bestfrom the families of Israel.
32. But the rest kept on sinningand would not trustGod's miracles.
33. So he cut their lives shortand made them terrified.
34. After he killed some of them,the others turned to himwith all their hearts.
35. They remembered God Most High,the mighty rockthat kept them safe.
36. But they tried to flatter God,and they told him lies;
37. they were unfaithfuland broke their promises.
38. Yet God was kind.He kept forgiving their sinsand didn't destroy them.He often became angry,but never lost his temper.
39. God remembered that theywere made of fleshand were like a windthat blows onceand then dies down.
40. While they were in the desert,they often rebelledand made God sad.
41. They kept testing himand caused terrible painfor the Holy One of Israel.
42. They forgot about his powerand how he had rescued themfrom their enemies.