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| 1 Moreover Elihu answered and said, |
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2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right,
Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,
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3 That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee?
And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
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4 I will answer thee,
And thy companions with thee.
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5 Look unto the heavens, and see;
And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
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6 If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him?
And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
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7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him?
Or what receiveth he of thy hand?
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8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art;
And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.
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9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
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10 But none saith, Where is God my Maker,
Who giveth songs in the night,
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Songs In the night – Even in this night-time the Lord's people do not need to sorrow as others who have no hope. "He hath put a new song into our mouths." (Psa. 40:3) R3123:3
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11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth,
And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
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12 There they cry, but none giveth answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.
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13 Surely God will not hear an empty cry,
Neither will the Almighty regard it.
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14 How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not,
The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
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15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger,
Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
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16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity;
He multiplieth words without knowledge. |
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