The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 1:22

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that ye may not be cursed with a sore cursing; and also, that ye may not incur the displeasure of a just God upon you, unto the destruction, yea, the eternal destruction of both soul and body.

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tThat ye may not be cursed with a sore cursing; and also, that ye may not incur the displeasure of a just God upon you, unto the destruction, yea, the eternal destruction of both soul and body.

Simple English

“Then you will not be cursed with a painful curse. Also, you will not make a fair God angry with you. That would lead to your destruction. It would be the forever destruction of both soul and body.”

Paraphrase

“Don’t bring down a terrible curse on yourselves. Don’t anger a just God and face destruction—the eternal destruction of body and soul.”