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| 34:1 |
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
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| 34:2 |
Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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| 34:3 |
For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
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| 34:4 |
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
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| 34:5 |
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
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| 34:6 |
Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
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| 34:7 |
What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
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| 34:8 |
And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
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| 34:9 |
For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
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| 34:10 |
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
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| 34:11 |
For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
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| 34:12 |
Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
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| 34:13 |
Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
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| 34:14 |
If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
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| 34:15 |
All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
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| 34:16 |
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
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| 34:17 |
Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
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| 34:18 |
Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
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| 34:19 |
[How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.
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| 34:20 |
In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
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| 34:21 |
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
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| 34:22 |
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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| 34:23 |
For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
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| 34:24 |
He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
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| 34:25 |
Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.
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| 34:26 |
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
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| 34:27 |
Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
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| 34:28 |
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
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| 34:29 |
When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
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| 34:30 |
That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
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| 34:31 |
For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
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| 34:32 |
What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
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| 34:33 |
Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
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| 34:34 |
Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
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| 34:35 |
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
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| 34:36 |
Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!
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| 34:37 |
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
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