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| 1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, |
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| 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; |
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| 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; |
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| 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. |
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| 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I expire I will not remove mine integrity from me. |
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| 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. |
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| 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. |
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| 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? |
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| 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? |
Will God hear – "God heareth not (the prayers of) sinners." (John 9:31) R2024:1
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| 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? |
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| 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. |
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| 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? |
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| 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. |
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| 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. |
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| 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. |
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| 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; |
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| 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
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| 18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. |
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| 19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. |
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| 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. |
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| 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. |
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| 22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. |
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| 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. |
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