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Job 5

God Is Just

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"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the  aholy ones will you turn?

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"For  aanger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.

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"I have seen the  afoolish taking root, And I  bcursed his abode immediately.

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"His  asons are far from safety, They are even  1oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

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1His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the  2 aschemer is eager for their wealth.

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"For  aaffliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

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For  aman is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

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"But as for me, I would  aseek God, And I would place my cause before God;

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Who  adoes great and unsearchable things,  1Wonders without number.

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"He  agives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields,

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So that  aHe sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

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"He  afrustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.

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"He  acaptures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

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"By day they  ameet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night.

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"But He saves from  athe sword of their mouth, And  bthe poor from the hand of the mighty.

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"So the helpless has hope, And  aunrighteousness must shut its mouth.

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"Behold, how  ahappy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the  bdiscipline of  1the Almighty.

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"For  aHe inflicts pain, and  1gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.

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1From six troubles  aHe will deliver you, Even in seven  bevil will not touch you.

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"In  afamine He will redeem you from death, And  bin war from the power of the sword.

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"You will be  ahidden from the scourge of the tongue,  bAnd you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.

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"You will  alaugh at violence and famine,  bAnd you will not be afraid of  1wild beasts.

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"For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And  athe beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

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"You will know that your  atent is secure, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.

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"You will know also that your  1 adescendants will be many, And  byour offspring as the grass of the earth.

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"You will  acome to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season.

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"Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself."



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