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| 33:1 |
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
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| 33:2 |
Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
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| 33:3 |
My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
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| 33:4 |
The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
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| 33:5 |
If thou canst, answer thou me; Set [thy words] in order before me, stand forth.
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| 33:6 |
Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.
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| 33:7 |
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
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| 33:8 |
Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
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| 33:9 |
I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:
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| 33:10 |
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:
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| 33:11 |
He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
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| 33:12 |
Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.
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| 33:13 |
Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
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| 33:14 |
For God speaketh once, Yea twice, [though man] regardeth it not.
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| 33:15 |
In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;
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| 33:16 |
Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,
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| 33:17 |
That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, And hide pride from man;
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| 33:18 |
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
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| 33:19 |
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;
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| 33:20 |
So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
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| 33:21 |
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.
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| 33:22 |
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.
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| 33:23 |
If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;
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| 33:24 |
Then [God] is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
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| 33:25 |
His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; He returneth to the days of his youth.
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| 33:26 |
He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
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| 33:27 |
He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
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| 33:28 |
He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.
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| 33:29 |
Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, [yea] thrice, with a man,
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| 33:30 |
To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
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| 33:31 |
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
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| 33:32 |
If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
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| 33:33 |
If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
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