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Furthermore ElihuH453 answeredH6030 and said,H559
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HearH8085 my words,H4405 O you wiseH2450 men; and give earH238 to me, you that have knowledge.H3045
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For the earH241 triesH974 words,H4405 as the mouthH2441 tastesH2938 meat.H398
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Let us chooseH977 to us judgment:H4941 let us knowH3045 amongH996 ourselves whatH4100 is good.H2896
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For JobH347 has said,H559 I am righteous:H6663 and GodH410 has takenH5493 awayH5493 my judgment.H4941
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Should I lieH3576 againstH5921 my right?H4941 my woundH2671 is incurableH605 withoutH1097 transgression.H6588
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WhatH4310 manH1397 is like Job,H347 who drinksH8354 up scorningH3933 like water?H4325
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Which goesH732 in companyH2274 with the workersH6466 of iniquity,H205 and walksH3212 with wickedH7562 men.H582
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For he has said,H559 It profitsH5532 a manH1397 nothingH3808 that he should delightH7521 himself with God.H430
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ThereforeH3651 listenH8085 to me you menH582 of understanding:H3824 farH2486 be it from God,H410 that he should do wickedness;H7562 and from the Almighty,H7706 that he should commit iniquity.H5766
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For the workH6467 of a manH120 shall he renderH7999 to him, and cause every manH376 to findH4672 according to his ways.H734
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Yes,H637 surelyH551 GodH410 will not do wickedly,H7561 neitherH3808 will the AlmightyH7706 pervertH5791 judgment.H4941
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WhoH4310 has given him a chargeH6485 over the earth?H776 or whoH4310 has disposedH7760 the wholeH3605 world?H8398
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IfH518 he setH7760 his heartH3820 on man, if he gatherH622 to himself his spiritH7307 and his breath;H5397
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AllH3605 fleshH1320 shall perishH1478 together,H3162 and manH120 shall turnH7725 againH7725 to dust.H6083
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IfH518 now you have understanding,H998 hearH8085 this:H2063 listenH238 to the voiceH6963 of my words.H4405
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Shall evenH637 he that hatesH8130 rightH4941 govern?H2280 and will you condemnH7561 him that is mostH3524 just?H6662
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Is it fit to sayH559 to a king,H4428 You are wicked?H1100 and to princes,H5081 You are ungodly?H7563
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HowH834 much less to him that acceptsH5375 not the personsH6440 of princes,H8269 norH3808 regardsH5234 the richH7771 moreH6440 thanH6440 the poor?H1800 for they allH3605 are the workH4639 of his hands.H3027
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In a momentH7281 shall they die,H4191 and the peopleH5971 shall be troubledH1607 at midnight,H2676 H3915 and passH5674 away: and the mightyH47 shall be takenH5493 awayH5493 withoutH3808 hand.H3027
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For his eyesH5869 are on the waysH1870 of man,H376 and he seesH7200 allH3605 his goings.H6806
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There is noH369 darkness,H2822 norH369 shadowH6757 of death,H6757 whereH8033 the workersH6466 of iniquityH205 may hideH5641 themselves.
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For he will not layH7760 on manH376 moreH5750 than right; that he should enterH1980 into judgmentH4941 with God.H410
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He shall breakH7489 in pieces mightyH3524 men withoutH3808 number,H2714 and setH5975 othersH312 in their stead.H8478
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ThereforeH3651 he knowsH5234 their works,H4566 and he overturnsH2015 them in the night,H3915 so that they are destroyed.H1792
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He strikesH5606 them as wickedH7563 men in the openH4725 sightH7200 of others;
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BecauseH834 they turnedH5493 backH5493 from him, and would not considerH7919 anyH3605 of his ways:H1870
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So that they cause the cryH6818 of the poorH1800 to comeH935 to him, and he hearsH8085 the cryH6818 of the afflicted.H6041
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When he gives quietness,H8252 whoH4310 then can make trouble?H7561 and when he hidesH5641 his face,H6440 whoH4310 then can beholdH7789 him? whether it be done againstH5921 a nation,H1471 or againstH5921 a manH120 only:H3162
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That the hypocriteH120 H2611 reignH4427 not, lest the peopleH5971 be ensnared.H4170
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SurelyH3588 it is meet to be saidH559 to God,H410 I have borneH5375 chastisement, I will not offendH2254 any more:
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That which I seeH2372 not teachH3384 you me: ifH518 I have doneH6466 iniquity,H5766 I will doH6466 noH3808 more.
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Should it be according to your mind?H5973 he will recompenseH7999 it, whetherH3588 you refuse,H3988 or whetherH3588 you choose;H977 and not I: therefore speakH1696 whatH4100 you know.H3045
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Let menH582 of understandingH3824 tellH559 me, and let a wiseH2450 manH1397 listenH8085 to me.
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JobH347 has spokenH1696 withoutH3808 knowledge,H1847 and his wordsH1697 were withoutH3808 wisdom.H7919
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My desireH15 is that JobH347 may be triedH974 to the endH5331 becauseH5921 of his answersH8666 for wickedH205 men.H582
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For he addsH3254 rebellionH6588 to his sin,H2403 he clappsH5606 his hands amongH996 us, and multipliesH7235 his wordsH561 against God.H410
