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And Job answered and said,
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Then Job answered and said:
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No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
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"No doubt you [are] the people, And wisdom will die with you!
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But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
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But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you. Indeed, who does not [know] such things as these?
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I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
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"I am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless [who is] ridiculed.
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He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
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A lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease; [It is] made ready for those whose feet slip.
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The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
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The tents of robbers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure -- In what God provides by His hand.
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But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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" But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
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Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
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Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
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Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
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Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this,
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In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
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In whose hand [is] the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
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Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
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Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food?
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With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
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Wisdom [is] with aged men, And with length of days, understanding.
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With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
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"With Him [are] wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding.
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Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
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If He breaks [a thing] down, it cannot be rebuilt; [If] He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
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Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
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If He withholds the waters, they dry up; [If] He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
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With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
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With Him [are] strength and prudence. The deceived and the deceiver [are] His.
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He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
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He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.
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He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
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He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt.
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He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
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He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.
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He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
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He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.
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He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
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He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty.
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He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.
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He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
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He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.
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He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
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They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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They grope in the dark without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken [man.]
