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