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| 1 And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: |
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| 2 Is a multitude of words not answered And is a man of lips justified |
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| 3 Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing! |
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| 4 And thou sayest, 'Pure [is] my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.' |
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| 5 And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee. |
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| 6 And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, [Some] of thine iniquity. |
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| 7 By searching dost thou find out God Unto perfection find out the Mighty One |
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| 8 Heights of the heavens! what dost thou Deeper than Sheol! what knowest thou |
It – God's wisdom. R2599:4
Deeper than hell – Than any pit, sheol, oblivion. R2599:4; E359
What canst thou know? – As there is no knowledge in sheol, there can be no knowledge of the divine wisdom and plan. E359
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| 9 Longer than earth [is] its measure, And broader than the sea. |
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| 10 If He pass on, and shut up, and assemble, Who then dost reverse it |
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| 11 For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider [it]! |
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| 12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born. |
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| 13 If thou thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands, |
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| 14 If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents. |
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| 15 For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not. |
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| 16 For thou dost forget misery, As waters passed away thou rememberest. |
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| 17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest as the morning thou art. |
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| 18 And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched in confidence thou liest down, |
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| 19 And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face; |
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| 20 And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul! |
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