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1 | Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, |
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2 | Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he
that reproveth God, let him answer it. |
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3 | Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
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4 | Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine
hand upon my mouth. |
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5 | Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I
will proceed no further. |
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6 | Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and
said, |
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7 | Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and
declare thou unto me. |
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8 | Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me,
that thou mayest be righteous? |
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9 | Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice
like him? |
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10 | Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array
thyself with glory and beauty. |
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11 | Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that
is proud, and abase him. |
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12 | Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread
down the wicked in their place. |
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13 | Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in
secret. |
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14 | Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand
can save thee. |
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15 | Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass
as an ox. |
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16 | Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the
navel of his belly. |
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17 | He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are
wrapped together. |
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18 | His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like
bars of iron. |
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19 | He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make
his sword to approach unto him. |
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20 | Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the
beasts of the field play. |
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21 | He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and
fens. |
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22 | The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of
the brook compass him about. |
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23 | Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth
that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. |
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24 | He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. |
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