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And 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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But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? understanding: Heb. an heart I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you who...: Heb. with whom are not such 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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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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The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly .
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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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Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
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Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
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In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. soul: or, life all...: Heb. all flesh of man
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Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? mouth: Heb. palate
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With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
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With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. With...: that is, With God
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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. up: Heb. upon
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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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With him is strength and wisdom: 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 looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
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He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
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He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. speech...: Heb. lip of the faithful
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He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. weakeneth...: or, looseth the girdle of the strong
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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 increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again . straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in
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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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They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man . stagger: Heb. wander
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